Cost of living comparison
compared to
Korce vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary
Korce is 23.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.5% more in Korce
- Groceries
-
pay 21.3% more in Korce
- Transportation
-
pay 79.0% more in Korce
- Housing
-
pay 5.8% more in Korce
- Childcare
-
pay 57.0% less in Korce
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.2% less in Korce
- Clothing
-
pay 79.7% more in Korce
The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Korce are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Korce. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Korce.
Korce vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Korce instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KES747.37
|
$6.03
ALL496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
KES896.85
|
$4.82
ALL397
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
KES90.36
|
$1.78
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES70.70
|
$0.76
ALL63
|
|
Nairobi vs. Korce - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KES70.35
|
$0.80
ALL66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
KES716.71
|
$4.95
ALL407
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
KES432.07
|
$7.78
ALL641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
KES211.74
|
$2.59
ALL213
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KES375.75
|
$3.53
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
KES181.11
|
$0.40
ALL33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
KES61.12
|
$1.01
ALL83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KES114.54
|
$0.42
ALL35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.73
|
$0.58
ALL47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KES63.20
|
$0.45
ALL37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
KES65.21
|
$0.42
ALL35
|
|
Nairobi vs. Korce - Cost of groceries
pay 79.0% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
KES695.11
|
$8.27
ALL681
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.96
KES3,985.98
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,671.83
KES2,790,186.52
|
$35,027.69
ALL2,883,809
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.03
KES2,192.29
|
$37.82
ALL3,114
|
|
Nairobi vs. Korce - Cost of transportation
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.86
KES5,132.38
|
$12.05
ALL992
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$476.96
KES61,406.69
|
$435.63
ALL35,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.31
KES26,561.75
|
$276.19
ALL22,739
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.32
KES3,775.48
|
$49.24
ALL4,054
|
|
Nairobi vs. Korce - Cost of housing
pay 57.0% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.14
KES28,856.84
|
$96.41
ALL7,938
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,775.09
KES1,129,767.62
|
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Nairobi vs. Korce - Cost of childcare
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
KES298.95
|
$1.79
ALL147
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
KES305.12
|
$1.84
ALL152
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.10
KES398.60
|
$4.22
ALL347
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.30
KES5,831.99
|
$24.10
ALL1,984
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
KES946.67
|
$8.42
ALL694
|
|
Nairobi vs. Korce - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 79.7% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.62
KES2,526.41
|
$40.87
ALL3,364
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.88
KES3,203.02
|
$35.03
ALL2,884
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.92
KES8,744.25
|
$93.41
ALL7,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.28
KES8,017.80
|
$144.62
ALL11,906
|
|
Nairobi vs. Korce - Cost of clothing
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