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Grand Bay vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Grand Bay is 35.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Grand Bay
Groceries: pay 34.2% more in Grand Bay
Transportation: pay 48.5% more in Grand Bay
Housing: pay 37.7% more in Grand Bay
Childcare: pay 19.9% less in Grand Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Grand Bay
Clothing: pay 98.6% more in Grand Bay

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Grand Bay are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Grand Bay.

Grand Bay vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grand Bay instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Grand Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$8.85 MUR407.57	+52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.83 MUR314.48	-2.0%
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			+23.9%

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Grand Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.74 MUR34.22	+35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$10.65 MUR490.59	+91.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.80 MUR220.94	+42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.37 MUR109.09	+44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.63 MUR120.96	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.83 MUR38.04	-41.3%
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			+34.2%

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Grand Bay
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	$36,041.94 MUR1,660,452.31	+66.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+79.6%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 37.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Grand Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$26.98 MUR1,242.82	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$618.90 MUR28,512.82	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$458.72 MUR21,133.03	+122.3%
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			+37.7%

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pay 19.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Grand Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$158.37 MUR7,295.93	-29.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$7,863.70 MUR362,280.50	-10.4%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Grand Bay
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	$6.55 MUR301.90	+111.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$65.53 MUR3,019.00	+44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.01 MUR276.74	-18.3%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 98.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Grand Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$61.89 MUR2,851.28	+215.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+97.6%
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			+98.6%

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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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