Albania vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$469
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$212
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$2132
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
6.59
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
30
🌐 English speaking %
16%
78.7%
🎓 Higher education
43
67
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
2.38M
56.4M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 44% more expensive than in Kenya ($721). Albania ranked 91st vs 150th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Albania compared to 0.3 months in Kenya. Ranked 61st and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Albania and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Albania Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.96
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
14.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1682
$1408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.85
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.58
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6054
$9327

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1264
389K
Durres
$918
102K
Vlore
$897
66.3K
Kamez
$1030
61.7K
Elbasan
$687
66.8K
Shkoder
$849
61.6K
Korce
$891
43.3K
Fier
$727
52.9K
Berat
$772
40.7K
Sarande
$1123
22.6K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$807
5.55M
Mombasa
$611
1.21M
Kisumu
$549
398K
Nakuru
$532
308K
Eldoret
$513
289K
Thika
$448
279K
Malindi
$563
120K
Machakos
$415
114K
Mumias
$524
100K
Meru
$543
42.7K