Nairobi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$269
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
44
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
5.55M
418K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 31% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6689th and 5025th ($745 vs $1086) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5632nd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050