Nairobi vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$305
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
48
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
5.55M
389K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6736th and 4610th ($807 vs $1264) 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 0.3 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 6034th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tirana

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Nairobi Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030