Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 51.2% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 42.2% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 94.1% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 27.5% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Mauritius

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mauritius are more expensive than in Kenya. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Planning a move to Mauritius? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Mauritius vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Kenya, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 KES513.81	$5.25 MUR247.74	+32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 KES842.08	$6.62 MUR312.79	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KES74.64	$1.08 MUR50.99	+87.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 KES73.50	$0.59 MUR27.70	+3.5%
Average			+22.2%

Kenya vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 42.2% more for groceries

	Kenya	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KES73.38	$0.66 MUR31.17	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 KES654.07	$3.72 MUR175.63	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 KES364.50	$5.62 MUR265.22	+99.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 KES218.44	$2.34 MUR110.44	+38.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 KES338.09	$2.67 MUR126.31	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 KES147.75	$1.07 MUR50.56	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 KES55.09	$1.02 MUR47.98	+139.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KES81.85	$0.78 MUR36.96	+24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 KES43.54	$1.39 MUR65.61	+314.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES42.99	$0.44 MUR20.99	+34.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 KES45.50	$0.44 MUR20.99	+26.8%
Average			+42.2%

Kenya vs. Mauritius - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Kenya	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 KES742.41	$5.30 MUR250.54	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 KES3,896.40	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	+23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,967.15 KES3M	$30,988.90 MUR1M	+55.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.32 KES1,598.52	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	+128.1%
Average			+27.1%

Kenya vs. Mauritius - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 94.1% more for housing

	Kenya	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.50 KES4,347.14	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	-17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.27 KES27,025.43	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	+152.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.35 KES21,195.68	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	+117.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.61 KES4,490.62	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	-5.4%
Average			+94.1%

Kenya vs. Mauritius - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.5% less for childcare

	Kenya	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.67 KES21,757.09	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	-23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,284.02 KES1M	$7,069.69 MUR334K	-31.3%
Average			-27.5%

Kenya vs. Mauritius - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 KES278.31	$2.53 MUR119.58	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 KES316.97	$2.72 MUR128.69	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 KES417.11	$6.37 MUR300.89	+98.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 KES4,158.65	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.52 KES1,106.12	$5.98 MUR282.34	-29.9%
Average			+4.4%

Kenya vs. Mauritius - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.22 KES2,105.20	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	+257.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.38 KES2,645.16	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	+151.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.38 KES4,590.56	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	+178.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.71 KES4,633.90	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	+89.3%
Average			+162.5%

Kenya vs. Mauritius - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Kenya vs. Mauritius

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Mauritius?

Quality of Life Comparison · 24 statistics

Make 5.5 times more money in Mauritius

Size Comparison · See true size

Kenya is about 284 times bigger than Mauritius.

Moving from Kenya to Mauritius · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Kenya vs.

Burundi

Kenya vs.

Tanzania

Kenya vs.

Rwanda

Kenya vs.

Nigeria

Kenya vs.

United States

Kenya vs.

Uganda

Kenya vs.

Ghana

Kenya vs.

South Africa

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Nairobi vs. Port Louis

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Kenya

Add prices for Mauritius

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Mauritius or Kenya. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.