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Shkoder vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 15.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 6.1% more in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 69.6% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 58.2% more in Shkoder

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Shkoder are more expensive than in Nairobi.

Shkoder vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$6.03 ALL500	+3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$4.82 ALL400	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.78 ALL148	+154.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.76 ALL63	+39.0%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.99 ALL82	+80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.58 ALL297	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$7.78 ALL645	+131.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.59 ALL214	+57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.28 ALL189	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.72 ALL60	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.08 ALL89	+126.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.79 ALL65	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.66 ALL54	+43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.46 ALL39	-5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.55 ALL45	+7.9%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$8.27 ALL686	+53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$11.68 ALL968	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$35,027.69 ALL2,903,811	+61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$37.82 ALL3,135	+122.1%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$17.01 ALL1,410	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$313.34 ALL25,976	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$305.30 ALL25,310	+48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$49.24 ALL4,082	+67.9%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 69.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$90.39 ALL7,493	-59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$1,807.72 ALL149,861	-79.4%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.41 ALL200	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.81 ALL150	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.22 ALL350	+36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$42.18 ALL3,497	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$7.23 ALL599	-1.7%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 58.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$48.21 ALL3,996	+145.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$12.05 ALL999	-51.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$72.31 ALL5,994	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$144.62 ALL11,989	+132.2%
Average			+58.2%

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