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Nairobi vs. Flic En Flac Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 9.2% more expensive than Flic En Flac.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 20.4% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Flic En Flac Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Flic En Flac, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Flic En Flac	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.74 MUR402.53	$5.80 KES750.88	-33.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.10 MUR327.06	$6.97 KES901.06	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 MUR45.29	$0.70 KES90.79	-28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MUR26.60	$0.55 KES71.04	-4.9%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Flic En Flac	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 MUR34.47	$0.55 KES70.69	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 MUR198.75	$5.57 KES720.08	+29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MUR253.96	$3.36 KES434.10	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MUR95.27	$1.64 KES212.73	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MUR120.96	$2.92 KES377.51	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 MUR41.99	$1.41 KES181.96	+54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 MUR41.08	$0.47 KES61.40	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MUR30.58	$0.89 KES115.07	+34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 MUR55.69	$0.46 KES59.01	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.30	$0.49 KES63.50	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.30	$0.51 KES65.52	+9.5%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Flic En Flac	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 MUR247.92	$5.40 KES698.38	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	$17.03 KES2,202.59	-44.3%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 20.4% less for housing

	Flic En Flac	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.10 MUR26,863.21	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$507.76 MUR23,392.34	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-23.7%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Flic En Flac	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.22 MUR5,031.67	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+105.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.15	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+234.8%
Average			+170.0%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Flic En Flac	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.32 KES300.35	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 MUR119.50	$2.37 KES306.55	-8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.57 MUR256.62	$3.10 KES400.47	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.82 MUR2,156.96	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 MUR276.74	$7.35 KES951.12	+22.4%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Flic En Flac	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-19.7%
Average			-30.0%

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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: December 2025

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