Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 23.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.5% more in Shkoder
- Groceries
-
pay 15.6% more in Shkoder
- Transportation
-
pay 65.8% more in Shkoder
- Housing
-
pay 30.0% more in Shkoder
- Childcare
-
pay 65.2% less in Shkoder
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4% less in Shkoder
- Clothing
-
pay 67.4% more in Shkoder
The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Shkoder are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Shkoder.
If you lived in Shkoder instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 50.5% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES499.01
|
$5.46
ALL469
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
$4.37
ALL375
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.82
|
$1.64
ALL141
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.95
|
$0.76
ALL65
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.27
|
$0.78
ALL67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.88
|
$3.62
ALL311
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES434.03
|
$7.01
ALL603
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.50
|
$2.88
ALL247
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.89
|
$2.07
ALL178
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.65
|
$0.57
ALL49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.70
|
$0.92
ALL79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.15
|
$0.67
ALL58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.19
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.48
|
$0.44
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.04
|
$0.50
ALL43
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES799.59
|
$7.80
ALL671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,992.08
|
$10.71
ALL921
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
|
$32,144.86
ALL2,764,139
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,796.44
|
$46.51
ALL3,999
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,101.35
|
$14.95
ALL1,286
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,494.39
|
$311.83
ALL26,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,553.40
|
$318.20
ALL27,362
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,899.83
|
$48.81
ALL4,197
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,584.38
|
$81.87
ALL7,040
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
|
$1,637.47
ALL140,806
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.41
|
$2.43
ALL209
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.20
|
$1.64
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.21
|
$3.60
ALL310
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,713.16
|
$38.21
ALL3,285
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES798.42
|
$6.55
ALL563
|
|
pay 67.4% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,181.15
|
$34.93
ALL3,004
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,971.88
|
$18.77
ALL1,614
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,007.92
|
$80.97
ALL6,962
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,798.97
|
$131.00
ALL11,264
|
|
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