Cost of living comparison

Sarande, Albania

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 23.1% cheaper than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 10.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 6.9% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Nairobi

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.8% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL907	$3.85 KES497.70	-64.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL726	$6.17 KES796.32	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL131	$0.66 KES85.59	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL68	$0.53 KES68.77	-35.2%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Sarande	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL83	$0.56 KES72.08	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL525	$5.59 KES721.98	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL631	$3.35 KES432.89	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL298	$1.70 KES219.92	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL294	$2.71 KES349.97	-23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$1.26 KES163.22	+71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL96	$0.50 KES64.53	-56.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL68	$0.87 KES112.85	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL72	$0.46 KES59.04	-47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL42	$0.48 KES62.32	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.56 KES71.85	-7.5%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Sarande	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL652	$6.17 KES797.49	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.43 ALL1,781	$30.83 KES3,981.60	+43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,449,654	$19,266.80 KES2,488,499.97	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,450	$13.87 KES1,791.72	-52.9%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 10.6% less for housing

	Sarande	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,513	$39.39 KES5,087.96	+116.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.34 ALL56,876	$428.53 KES55,348.69	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.24 ALL29,026	$166.44 KES21,496.81	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.75 ALL6,046	$22.39 KES2,892.21	-69.2%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 6.9% more for childcare

	Sarande	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.34 ALL21,388	$166.67 KES21,527.71	-35.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.75 ALL446,785	$8,008.06 KES1,034,320.61	+49.0%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL227	$2.31 KES298.62	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL154	$2.24 KES289.43	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL318	$3.08 KES398.16	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.17 ALL6,995	$44.12 KES5,698.16	-47.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL726	$6.17 KES796.32	-29.4%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Sarande	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.34 ALL5,348	$16.84 KES2,175.42	-73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL3,971	$22.95 KES2,964.08	-52.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,323	$61.84 KES7,986.90	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.96 ALL11,050	$52.50 KES6,781.12	-60.5%
Average			-56.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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