Nairobi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$286
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
46
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
5.55M
418K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 37% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4511th ($811 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Albania, respectively. Check Kenya vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6071st and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973