Nairobi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$239
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$616
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
44
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
5.55M
418K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5302nd ($646 vs $1002) 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 0.6 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 5517th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009