Nairobi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$286
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
68
27
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
5.55M
149K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 2% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6542nd ($811 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kenya and Mauritius, respectively. Check Kenya vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 6071st and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Port Louis

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Nairobi Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$4881

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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609