Manchester vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
548K
5.55M

The cost of living in Manchester is 197% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1156th and 6763rd ($2365 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 78th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Nairobi

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Manchester Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.5
🍾 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
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$9106

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Cities near Manchester

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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810