Cost of living comparison
Albania is 42.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 83.2% more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 29.8% more in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 37.9% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% more in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 27.5% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.3% more in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Albania
The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 83.2% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES499.63
|
$8.37
ALL730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES799.40
|
$6.97
ALL609
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.93
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES69.04
|
$0.81
ALL71
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.36
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES724.78
|
$5.29
ALL462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES434.56
|
$7.20
ALL629
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.77
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES351.32
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.85
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.78
|
$1.05
ALL91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.29
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.27
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.56
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES800.58
|
$7.81
ALL682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,997.01
|
$17.64
ALL1,539
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,498,133.37
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,466,834
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,798.66
|
$30.70
ALL2,679
|
|
pay 49.5% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,107.66
|
$16.01
ALL1,397
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,562.95
|
$447.88
ALL39,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,580.03
|
$324.85
ALL28,351
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,903.41
|
$57.67
ALL5,033
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,611.05
|
$168.56
ALL14,711
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,038,324.64
|
$3,514.89
ALL306,761
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.78
|
$2.60
ALL227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.55
|
$1.77
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.70
|
$3.70
ALL323
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,720.22
|
$44.45
ALL3,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES799.40
|
$7.64
ALL667
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,183.84
|
$50.86
ALL4,439
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,975.55
|
$40.61
ALL3,544
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,017.82
|
$90.86
ALL7,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,807.37
|
$121.22
ALL10,580
|
|
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