Manchester vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
90
27
😀 Quality of life
93
32
🏙️ Population
548K
42.7K

The cost of living in Manchester is 336% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1156th and 8447th ($2365 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 78th and 8725th 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
$19.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$9031

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544