Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 58.6% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 97.0% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$1.57
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$0.88
ALL84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$4.26
ALL404
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$6.34
ALL602
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$3.10
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.91
ALL86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$0.65
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$0.64
ALL61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
pay 50.9% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$8.27
ALL785
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,974,345
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$26.32
ALL2,496
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$16.74
ALL1,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$496.12
ALL47,058
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$320.47
ALL30,397
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$72.54
ALL6,880
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$203.42
ALL19,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$3,770.26
ALL357,613
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$1.95
ALL185
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$1.51
ALL144
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$3.41
ALL324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$40.37
ALL3,829
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$7.21
ALL684
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$52.10
ALL4,942
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$38.16
ALL3,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$83.51
ALL7,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$96.12
ALL9,117
|
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