Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 15.7% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Albania, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$3.08
KES396.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$0.60
KES77.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.48
KES61.30
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$4.28
KES551.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$2.86
KES368.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$2.32
KES298.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$1.01
KES130.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.42
KES53.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.60
KES77.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.33
KES42.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.29
KES37.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.38
KES48.82
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$5.64
KES726.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$1.94
KES250.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$2.12
KES273.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$5.77
KES744.06
|
|
pay 62.2% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
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