Manchester vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
91
100
🏙️ Population
548K
14M

The cost of living in Manchester is 28% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1798th and 3238th ($1998 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 110th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tokyo

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Manchester Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$15051

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063