Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Durres, Albania

Durres vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 29.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 85.8% more in Durres
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Durres
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Durres
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Durres
Childcare: pay 25.3% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Durres
Clothing: pay 93.2% more in Durres

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Durres are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Durres. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Durres.

Durres vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Durres instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 85.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.05	$8.73 ALL756	+126.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.87	$7.00 ALL606	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.65	$1.72 ALL149	+159.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.82	$0.76 ALL66	+43.5%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.13	$0.78 ALL67	+39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.48	$5.00 ALL433	-10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.19	$7.01 ALL606	+109.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.07	$2.88 ALL249	+68.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.21	$3.17 ALL275	+17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.33	$0.50 ALL43	-60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.58	$1.01 ALL87	+102.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.93	$0.55 ALL48	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.08	$0.54 ALL46	+17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.36	$0.47 ALL41	-1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.90	$0.44 ALL38	-21.4%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.05	$7.80 ALL675	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,984.37	$16.92 ALL1,464	-45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	$14,191.38 ALL1,228,056	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.97	$20.74 ALL1,795	+49.5%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,091.51	$16.65 ALL1,441	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,387.25	$398.25 ALL34,462	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,511.79	$293.48 ALL25,397	+76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.23	$48.81 ALL4,224	+118.0%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 25.3% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,542.71	$163.75 ALL14,170	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	$4,093.67 ALL354,247	-48.9%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.83	$2.51 ALL217	+8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.63	$1.76 ALL153	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.44	$3.66 ALL316	+18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,702.13	$34.57 ALL2,991	-21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.87	$6.55 ALL567	+6.2%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 93.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.94	$35.48 ALL3,070	+110.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.15	$36.84 ALL3,188	+60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,992.47	$79.14 ALL6,849	+28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,785.85	$143.73 ALL12,438	+173.8%
Average			+93.2%

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