Manchester vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
91
30
😀 Quality of life
91
29
🏙️ Population
548K
42.7K

The cost of living in Manchester is 311% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 1798th and 8601st ($1998 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 5th 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 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 110th and 8527th 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
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$6789

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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 Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539