Cost of living comparison

Japan

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United Kingdom

Manchester vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Manchester is 38.1% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Manchester
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Manchester
Transportation: pay 65.0% more in Manchester
Housing: pay 59.1% more in Manchester
Childcare: pay 1.0% more in Manchester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Manchester
Clothing: pay 41.7% more in Manchester

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Manchester are more expensive than in Tokyo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Manchester.

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Manchester vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manchester instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Manchester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,191	$19.82 £14.82	+161.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.06 ¥794	$10.57 £7.90	+108.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ¥257	$2.48 £1.85	+51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 ¥139	$1.63 £1.22	+83.6%
Average			+120.7%

Tokyo vs. Manchester - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Manchester
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 ¥268	$1.90 £1.42	+11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ¥830	$4.79 £3.58	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.75 ¥902	$5.55 £4.15	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 ¥355	$3.92 £2.93	+73.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 ¥483	$4.01 £3.00	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 ¥337	$1.41 £1.05	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ¥168	$0.70 £0.52	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 ¥307	$1.34 £1.00	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 ¥375	$1.54 £1.15	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 ¥240	$0.69 £0.52	-54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 ¥229	$0.60 £0.45	-59.1%
Average			-20.9%

Tokyo vs. Manchester - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.0% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Manchester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 ¥640	$7.90 £5.90	+93.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,924	$105.71 £79.04	+67.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,725.38 ¥3M	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	+75.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,466	$21.62 £16.16	-24.1%
Average			+65.0%

Tokyo vs. Manchester - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.1% more for housing

	Tokyo	Manchester
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.33 ¥4,758	$39.77 £29.74	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,280.34 ¥201K	$1,811.56 £1,354.49	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$692.48 ¥109K	$1,245.87 £931.53	+79.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.45 ¥17,796	$189.36 £141.59	+66.9%
Average			+59.1%

Tokyo vs. Manchester - Cost of housing

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pay 1.0% more for childcare

	Tokyo	Manchester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,341.43 ¥210K	$1,258.34 £940.85	-6.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,252.10 ¥3M	$19,850.79 £14,842.28	+8.8%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Manchester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ¥595	$7.93 £5.93	+108.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 ¥559	$4.76 £3.56	+33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 ¥615	$23.46 £17.54	+498.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.31 ¥10,401	$55.71 £41.66	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.65 ¥1,985	$13.18 £9.86	+4.2%
Average			+42.0%

Tokyo vs. Manchester - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.7% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Manchester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 ¥8,706	$83.63 £62.53	+50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.95 ¥5,169	$41.98 £31.39	+27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.04 ¥10,203	$92.54 £69.19	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.74 ¥11,097	$104.29 £77.97	+47.4%
Average			+41.7%

Tokyo vs. Manchester - Cost of clothing

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