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Flic En Flac vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Flic En Flac is 20.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in Flic En Flac
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Flic En Flac
Transportation: pay 47.7% more in Flic En Flac
Housing: pay 45.8% more in Flic En Flac
Childcare: pay 60.7% less in Flic En Flac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Flic En Flac
Clothing: pay 45.0% more in Flic En Flac

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Flic En Flac are more expensive than in Nairobi.

Flic En Flac vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Flic En Flac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$8.74 MUR402.53	+50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$7.10 MUR327.06	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.98 MUR45.29	+40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.58 MUR26.60	+5.1%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Flic En Flac
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.75 MUR34.47	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.31 MUR198.75	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.51 MUR253.96	+64.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.07 MUR95.27	+25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.63 MUR120.96	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.91 MUR41.99	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.89 MUR41.08	+87.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.66 MUR30.58	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.21 MUR55.69	+165.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.46 MUR21.30	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.46 MUR21.30	-8.7%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Flic En Flac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.38 MUR247.92	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	+63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+79.6%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Flic En Flac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$583.10 MUR26,863.21	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$507.76 MUR23,392.34	+146.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	+31.0%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 60.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Flic En Flac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$109.22 MUR5,031.67	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.15	-70.1%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Flic En Flac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.18 MUR100.63	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.59 MUR119.50	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$5.57 MUR256.62	+79.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$46.82 MUR2,156.96	+3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.01 MUR276.74	-18.3%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 45.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Flic En Flac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	+31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	+24.5%
Average			+45.0%

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