Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 9.2% more expensive than Shkoder.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Shkoder, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Shkoder
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.84
ALL449
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ALL60
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Shkoder
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
ALL67
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
ALL362
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
ALL641
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
ALL294
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ALL245
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
ALL66
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ALL40
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
ALL39
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Shkoder
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.85
ALL728
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
ALL1,004
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,465.67
ALL3,011,989
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.37
ALL4,395
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Shkoder
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.82
ALL1,375
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$316.50
ALL29,363
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.66
ALL25,018
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.20
ALL6,142
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 70.3% more for childcare
Shkoder
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.10
ALL7,988
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Shkoder
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
ALL251
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
ALL115
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.44
ALL320
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.67
ALL3,495
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
ALL599
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Shkoder
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.39
ALL3,561
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.59
ALL3,673
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.69
ALL7,672
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.54
ALL12,482
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
|
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