Cost of living comparison
Shkoder is 23.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
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
KES498.89
|
$5.46
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$4.37
ALL406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.80
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.94
|
$0.76
ALL71
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$0.78
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.71
|
$3.62
ALL336
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.92
|
$7.01
ALL652
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
$2.88
ALL268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.80
|
$2.07
ALL192
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.61
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.69
|
$0.92
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.12
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.18
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.47
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.02
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES799.40
|
$7.80
ALL726
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
$10.71
ALL997
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
$32,144.86
ALL2,991,080
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
$46.51
ALL4,328
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
$14.95
ALL1,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
$311.83
ALL29,016
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
$318.20
ALL29,609
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
$48.81
ALL4,542
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
$81.87
ALL7,618
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
$1,637.47
ALL152,366
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.33
|
$2.43
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.13
|
$1.64
ALL152
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
$3.60
ALL335
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
$38.21
ALL3,555
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$6.55
ALL609
|
|
pay 67.4% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Shkoder
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
$34.93
ALL3,250
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
$18.77
ALL1,747
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
$80.97
ALL7,534
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
$131.00
ALL12,189
|
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