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Tamarin vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tamarin is 17.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Tamarin
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Tamarin
Transportation: pay 10.9% more in Tamarin
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Tamarin
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Tamarin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Tamarin
Clothing: pay 78.5% more in Tamarin

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

Tamarin vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tamarin instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tamarin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$6.60 MUR303.89	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.50 MUR253.24	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.88 MUR40.52	+25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.58 MUR26.77	+5.8%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Tamarin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.38 MUR17.73	-29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$2.75 MUR126.62	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.72 MUR263.62	+70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.15 MUR99.27	+31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.64 MUR121.76	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.92 MUR42.27	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.90 MUR41.35	+89.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.67 MUR30.78	-24.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.22 MUR56.06	+166.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.45 MUR20.68	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.45 MUR20.68	-11.4%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Tamarin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.16 MUR237.74	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$10.99 MUR506.49	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$28,583.99 MUR1,316,864.53	+31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+80.8%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Tamarin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$29.98 MUR1,381.02	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$769.57 MUR35,454.04	+61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$384.78 MUR17,727.02	+86.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	+31.9%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Tamarin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$151.72 MUR6,989.51	-32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,166.23 MUR145,868.07	-63.9%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tamarin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.65 MUR75.97	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.61 MUR120.29	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$6.60 MUR303.89	+113.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$50.21 MUR2,312.95	+10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.05 MUR278.57	-17.8%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 78.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tamarin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$58.63 MUR2,701.26	+198.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	+91.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$87.95 MUR4,051.89	+29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$58.63 MUR2,701.26	-5.8%
Average			+78.5%

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