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Albania vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 36.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 40.6% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 35.5% more in Albania
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 99.6% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$9.59 ALL795	+65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.67 ALL719	+24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.77 ALL147	+152.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.83 ALL69	+51.7%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 40.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.03 ALL85	+87.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.40 ALL448	-3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$7.89 ALL654	+135.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.20 ALL266	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.26 ALL270	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.65 ALL54	-54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.13 ALL94	+138.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.74 ALL61	-16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.66 ALL55	+44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.51 ALL42	+3.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.53 ALL44	+3.9%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$8.27 ALL685	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$19.40 ALL1,608	-37.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$30.95 ALL2,565	+81.7%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$16.59 ALL1,375	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$521.48 ALL43,231	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$357.61 ALL29,646	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$61.56 ALL5,103	+109.9%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$175.46 ALL14,546	-21.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-55.0%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.46 ALL204	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.95 ALL161	-17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.30 ALL356	+38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$52.57 ALL4,358	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$7.66 ALL635	+4.1%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 99.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$54.19 ALL4,492	+176.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$39.78 ALL3,298	+59.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$94.48 ALL7,832	+39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$139.08 ALL11,529	+123.3%
Average			+99.6%

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