Nairobi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Nairobi | Port Louis | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Nairobi is 6% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6387th ($760 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Mauritius, respectively. Check Kenya vs Mauritius comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5369th and 4802nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Thika | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Machakos | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Nakuru | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Meru | |
| 232 km or 144 mi |  Arusha | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Moshi | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Eldoret | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Kisumu | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Mumias | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Tororo | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Mbale | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Malindi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Mombasa | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Jinja | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Mwanza | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Tanga | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Kira Town | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Kampala | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Entebbe | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Dodoma | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Stone Town | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Morogoro | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Gulu | |
| 741 km or 461 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 751 km or 467 mi |  Byumba | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Kigali | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 778 km or 483 mi | Kasese | |
| 794 km or 494 mi | Nyanza | |
| 796 km or 495 mi |  Bunia | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
| 799 km or 496 mi | Butare | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Rutana | |
| 813 km or 505 mi | Arua | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Kibuye | |
| 841 km or 523 mi | Beni |
Cities near Port Louis
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.9 km or 6.2 mi |  Quatre Bornes | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bambous | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Triolet | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Curepipe | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Goodlands | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 210 km or 130 mi |  Saint-Benoit | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 237 km or 148 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 241 km or 149 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | La Possession | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Le Port | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 880 km or 546 mi |  Toamasina | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi | Antananarivo | |
| 1094 km or 680 mi | Antsirabe | |
| 1471 km or 914 mi | Toliara | |
| 1543 km or 959 mi | Mamoudzou | |
| 1639 km or 1018 mi |  Domoni | |
| 1742 km or 1083 mi |  Victoria | |
| 1789 km or 1111 mi | Moroni | |
| 1895 km or 1178 mi |  Nacala | |
| 1974 km or 1227 mi | Pemba | |
| 2011 km or 1249 mi | Nampula | |
| 2180 km or 1355 mi | Quelimane | |
| 2365 km or 1470 mi | Beira | |
| 2368 km or 1472 mi |  Mulanje | |
| 2404 km or 1494 mi | Zomba | |
| 2426 km or 1508 mi | Blantyre | |
| 2441 km or 1517 mi | Mangochi | |
| 2463 km or 1530 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 2490 km or 1548 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 2491 km or 1548 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 2504 km or 1556 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 2515 km or 1563 mi | Zanzibar |