Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Vacoas, Mauritius

Vacoas vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Vacoas is 10.6% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Vacoas
Groceries: pay 16.6% more in Vacoas
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Vacoas
Housing: pay 4.2% more in Vacoas
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Vacoas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Vacoas
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Vacoas

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

Vacoas vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Vacoas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.96	$5.88 MUR265.00	+52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.74	$4.87 MUR219.23	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.64	$0.94 MUR42.29	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.81	$0.55 MUR24.69	+2.9%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 16.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Vacoas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.12	$0.71 MUR32.06	+27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.36	$1.34 MUR60.23	-76.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.12	$4.80 MUR216.44	+43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.04	$1.99 MUR89.46	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.15	$1.31 MUR59.01	-51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.31	$0.98 MUR44.26	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.57	$0.84 MUR38.03	+68.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.91	$0.82 MUR37.15	-5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.07	$1.33 MUR59.77	+190.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.35	$0.47 MUR21.32	-2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.89	$0.52 MUR23.49	-6.3%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Vacoas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES797.91	$5.49 MUR247.56	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,983.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,489,819.27	$25,662.96 MUR1,156,373.05	+33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.67	$20.32 MUR915.46	+46.5%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 4.2% more for housing

	Nairobi	Vacoas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,090.66	$24.95 MUR1,124.25	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,378.03	$256.63 MUR11,563.73	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,508.21	$228.12 MUR10,278.87	+37.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,893.75	$35.02 MUR1,578.20	+56.4%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Vacoas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,539.12	$185.34 MUR8,351.58	+11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,034,868.96	$3,849.44 MUR173,455.96	-51.9%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Vacoas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.78	$2.35 MUR106.00	+1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.59	$2.22 MUR100.11	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.37	$5.56 MUR250.55	+80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,701.18	$25.66 MUR1,156.37	-41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.74	$5.35 MUR240.91	-13.3%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Vacoas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.58	$28.87 MUR1,300.92	+71.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,965.65	$28.34 MUR1,276.83	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,991.13	$64.16 MUR2,890.93	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,784.72	$57.03 MUR2,569.72	+8.6%
Average			+26.8%

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