Meru vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$185
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
27
28
😀 Quality of life
28
66
🏙️ Population
42.7K
149K

The cost of living in Meru is 32% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8425th and 6757th ($543 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Kenya and Mauritius, respectively. Check Kenya vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8855th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Port Louis

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Meru Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$6482

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$747
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$819
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$871
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$810
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$820
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1559
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1584
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1615
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$511
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$604
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$533
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$493
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$933
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$691
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$952
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$456
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$452
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$495
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$494
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$489
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$516
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$965
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$586