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Manado vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 12.9% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Manado
Transportation: pay 64.4% less in Manado
Housing: pay 40.0% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 23.5% less in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 98.2% more in Manado

The cost of clothing and groceries in Manado are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Manado. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Manado.

Manado vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Manado instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	-51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	-52.1%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	+90.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	+44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	-46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	-8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	+54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	+11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	+100.2%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 64.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	-49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	-79.3%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Nairobi	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	-12.4%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 23.5% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	-13.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	-33.1%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	+65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	-27.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	-56.0%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 98.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	+278.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	+57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	+45.8%
Average			+98.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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