Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 65.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.93
|
$10.76
ALL1,009
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES695.70
|
$7.91
ALL742
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.63
|
$1.61
ALL151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.30
|
$0.84
ALL79
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.46
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES735.87
|
$6.08
ALL570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.80
|
$7.55
ALL708
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.77
|
$3.58
ALL335
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.64
|
$3.61
ALL339
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.40
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.92
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.16
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.61
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.32
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.38
|
$0.56
ALL53
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES786.63
|
$7.77
ALL729
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,452.51
|
$17.22
ALL1,615
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,385,271.35
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,371,604
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,629.94
|
$29.06
ALL2,725
|
|
pay 80.7% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,241.63
|
$17.40
ALL1,631
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,120.36
|
$568.58
ALL53,313
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,324.40
|
$380.80
ALL35,706
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,880.25
|
$77.97
ALL7,311
|
|
pay 12.1% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,945.51
|
$235.39
ALL22,071
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,107.43
|
$4,857.15
ALL455,436
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.16
|
$2.69
ALL252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.28
|
$1.81
ALL170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.85
|
$3.77
ALL353
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,925.34
|
$44.86
ALL4,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.09
|
$8.61
ALL807
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,398.02
|
$64.36
ALL6,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,222.96
|
$48.67
ALL4,564
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,386.21
|
$95.47
ALL8,951
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,778.11
|
$125.92
ALL11,807
|
|
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