Meru vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$179
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
27
28
😀 Quality of life
32
65
🏙️ Population
42.7K
149K

The cost of living in Meru is 33% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8447th and 6712th ($542 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Kenya and Mauritius, respectively. Check Kenya vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8725th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$5625

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$455
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$797
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$419
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$508
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$520
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$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588