Manchester vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
92
59
🏙️ Population
548K
5.55M

The cost of living in Manchester is 191% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1193rd and 6736th ($2348 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 84th and 6034th 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
$20.3
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$10471

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795