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Nairobi vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 35.6% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 ALL523	$3.85 KES498.74	-29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.37 ALL418	$6.17 KES797.98	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ALL157	$0.66 KES85.77	-59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL73	$0.53 KES68.92	-29.8%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL74	$0.56 KES72.23	-28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 ALL346	$5.59 KES723.49	+54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL671	$3.35 KES433.79	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL276	$1.70 KES220.38	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 ALL198	$2.71 KES350.70	+31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 ALL55	$1.26 KES163.56	+119.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL88	$0.50 KES64.67	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL64	$0.87 KES113.09	+30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL56	$0.46 KES59.16	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL42	$0.48 KES62.45	+10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL47	$0.56 KES72.00	+12.3%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL747	$6.17 KES799.16	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 ALL1,026	$30.83 KES3,989.92	+187.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.51 ALL4,454	$13.87 KES1,795.47	-70.2%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Shkoder	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.95 ALL1,432	$39.39 KES5,098.60	+163.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.83 ALL29,865	$428.53 KES55,464.39	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.20 ALL30,475	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,675	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-54.1%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.87 ALL7,841	$166.67 KES21,572.71	+103.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+389.1%
Average			+246.4%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 ALL233	$2.31 KES299.24	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 ALL157	$2.24 KES290.04	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 ALL345	$3.08 KES398.99	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.21 ALL3,659	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL627	$6.17 KES797.98	-5.9%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Shkoder	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.93 ALL3,346	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.77 ALL1,798	$22.95 KES2,970.28	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.97 ALL7,754	$61.84 KES8,003.60	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.00 ALL12,546	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-59.9%
Average			-28.3%

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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: January 2025

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