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Tirana vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 67.6% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 66.1% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 41.6% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 97.1% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 2.9% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$12.05 ALL1,004	+107.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$12.05 ALL1,004	+73.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$2.04 ALL170	+190.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$1.04 ALL86	+89.1%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 66.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$1.15 ALL96	+110.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$6.73 ALL561	+20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$8.27 ALL689	+146.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$4.21 ALL351	+156.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$3.67 ALL306	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$0.77 ALL64	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$1.27 ALL106	+167.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$0.97 ALL81	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.88 ALL73	+93.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.61 ALL51	+24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.60 ALL50	+18.1%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$8.19 ALL682	+51.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$19.28 ALL1,606	-37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$34,989.79 ALL2,913,578	+61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$32.54 ALL2,710	+91.1%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 97.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$18.93 ALL1,576	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$838.35 ALL69,809	+75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$548.59 ALL45,681	+165.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$87.73 ALL7,305	+199.2%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 2.9% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$312.88 ALL26,053	+39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$5,810.16 ALL483,808	-33.8%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$3.01 ALL251	+29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$2.11 ALL175	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$4.46 ALL371	+44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$58.65 ALL4,884	+29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$9.04 ALL753	+22.9%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$68.30 ALL5,687	+248.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$47.45 ALL3,951	+90.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$107.71 ALL8,969	+58.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$131.74 ALL10,970	+111.5%
Average			+127.2%

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