Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 11.5% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$3.85
KES505.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$5.38
KES707.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$0.59
KES76.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$0.49
KES64.37
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$0.56
KES73.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$5.70
KES748.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$3.37
KES443.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$1.69
KES222.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$2.67
KES350.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$1.12
KES146.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.42
KES54.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$0.78
KES101.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$0.41
KES53.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.42
KES55.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.48
KES62.41
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$6.09
KES799.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
$34.46
KES4,527.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$18,461.54
KES2,425,489.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$12.62
KES1,657.42
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$40.57
KES5,330.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$418.88
KES55,032.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$196.01
KES25,751.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$22.29
KES2,928.82
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$146.63
KES19,264.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$7,624.54
KES1,001,717.30
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$2.31
KES303.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$2.24
KES294.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$2.69
KES353.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$45.86
KES6,025.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$6.15
KES808.50
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$18.56
KES2,438.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$24.95
KES3,277.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$57.17
KES7,510.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$52.46
KES6,892.39
|
|
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