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Ulcinj vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ulcinj is 49.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Ulcinj
Groceries
pay 47.3% more in Ulcinj
Transportation
pay 11.7% more in Ulcinj
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Ulcinj
Childcare
pay 5.3% less in Ulcinj
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.7% less in Ulcinj
Clothing
pay 46.9% more in Ulcinj

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Ulcinj are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Ulcinj. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Ulcinj.

Ulcinj vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Ulcinj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.80
KES749.71
$14.02
€12.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.97
KES899.65
$9.93
€8.55
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
KES90.65
$2.34
€2.01

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

 
Nairobi
Ulcinj
Bread
1 loaf
$0.55
KES70.57
$1.11
€0.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.57
KES718.95
$6.72
€5.78
Milk (1 gallon) $3.36
KES433.42
$5.75
€4.95

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

 
Nairobi
Ulcinj
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.40
KES697.29
$6.61
€5.69
Monthly public transit pass $30.96
KES3,998.45
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,671.83
KES3M
$32,702.07
€28,150.17

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Nairobi
Ulcinj
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.86
KES5,148.44
$30.46
€26.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $476.96
KES61,598.82
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $206.31
KES26,644.86
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pay 5.3% less for childcare

 
Nairobi
Ulcinj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $224.14
KES28,947.13
$262.78
€226.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,775.09
KES1M
$6,326.29
€5,445.72

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Ulcinj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.32
KES299.88
$2.92
€2.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
KES306.07
$2.82
€2.43
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.10
KES399.85
$3.80
€3.27

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pay 46.9% more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Ulcinj
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$19.62
KES2,534.31
$35.04
€30.16
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.88
KES3,213.04
$30.66
€26.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.92
KES8,771.60
$98.54
€84.83

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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