Manchester vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
30
😀 Quality of life
92
25
🏙️ Population
548K
42.7K

The cost of living in Manchester is 299% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1500th and 8393rd ($2137 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 4th in the United Kingdom and Kenya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 76th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Meru

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Manchester Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$8360

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545