Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 32.7% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$3.01
KES397.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.49
KES64.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.45
KES59.42
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$3.28
KES433.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$2.60
KES343.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$2.25
KES297.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$0.58
KES76.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.44
KES58.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$0.65
KES85.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.37
KES48.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.26
KES34.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.33
KES43.29
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$3.88
KES512.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$1.77
KES233.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$1.34
KES177.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$4.82
KES636.43
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
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