Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 87.0% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 75.0% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in Albania
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Albania
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Albania

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Kenya. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Albania.

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Albania vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Kenya	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES483.41	$9.59 ALL786	+156.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.39	$8.67 ALL711	+40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.33	$1.77 ALL145	+229.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.44	$0.83 ALL68	+87.5%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 75.0% more for groceries

	Kenya	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES69.90	$1.03 ALL84	+89.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES564.41	$5.40 ALL443	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES325.73	$7.89 ALL647	+213.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES206.96	$3.20 ALL263	+100.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.35	$3.26 ALL267	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.39	$0.65 ALL53	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.80	$1.13 ALL93	+182.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.73	$0.74 ALL61	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.14	$0.66 ALL54	+107.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.15	$0.51 ALL42	+72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.60	$0.53 ALL43	+42.8%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Kenya	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.61	$8.27 ALL678	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,413.82	$19.40 ALL1,590	-26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2M	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,775.38	$30.95 ALL2,537	+125.3%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kenya	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,827.00	$16.59 ALL1,360	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,074.72	$521.48 ALL42,756	+168.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,964.72	$357.61 ALL29,320	+172.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,162.36	$61.56 ALL5,047	+151.6%
Average			+109.3%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Kenya	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,267.22	$175.46 ALL14,386	+1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES962K	$3,951.26 ALL324K	-46.9%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.27	$2.46 ALL202	+21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.52	$1.95 ALL160	-14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES361.95	$4.30 ALL352	+53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,782.58	$52.57 ALL4,310	+79.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES789.01	$7.66 ALL628	+25.4%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,609.83	$54.19 ALL4,443	+335.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,588.06	$39.78 ALL3,262	+98.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,450.83	$94.48 ALL7,746	+174.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,256.21	$139.08 ALL11,403	+322.3%
Average			+232.6%

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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 2026

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