Manchester vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
68
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
548K
5.55M

The cost of living in Manchester is 179% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1330th and 6622nd ($2265 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 107th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$8707

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820