Cost of living comparison

Abuja, Nigeria

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 97.3% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 50.8% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 71.0% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tirana are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,278.17	$10.92 ALL960	+231.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,940.03	$8.73 ALL768	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN796.46	$1.58 ALL139	+217.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN443.02	$0.82 ALL72	+197.1%
Average			+175.7%

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pay 50.8% more for groceries

	Abuja	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,138.27	$1.00 ALL88	-25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN2,002.92	$6.31 ALL555	+405.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN17,475.09	$7.59 ALL668	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,501.66	$3.59 ALL316	+129.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN3,017.28	$3.54 ALL311	+87.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,409.18	$0.74 ALL65	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,201.89	$1.15 ALL101	+53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,306.15	$0.82 ALL72	+0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,187.14	$0.87 ALL77	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,063.03	$0.50 ALL44	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN1,019.77	$0.60 ALL53	-5.5%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Abuja	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,675.04	$7.84 ALL690	+168.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.47 ALL1,536
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,474.40 ALL2,592,274
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,878.50	$29.47 ALL2,592	+217.4%
Average			+193.2%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Abuja	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN66,594.33	$18.21 ALL1,601	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,944,901.44	$594.90 ALL52,322	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,855,594.21	$412.58 ALL36,287	-64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN37,557.57	$78.02 ALL6,862	+232.9%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN214,560.79	$257.35 ALL22,634	+92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,150,004.23	$5,375.91 ALL472,811	+173.5%
Average			+132.8%

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pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,915.81	$2.73 ALL240	+128.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,634.42	$1.85 ALL163	+12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,204.68	$3.82 ALL336	+91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN71,842.59	$46.89 ALL4,124	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN13,384.31	$8.73 ALL768	+4.6%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 71.0% more for clothing

	Abuja	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN47,731.06	$64.35 ALL5,659	+116.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN46,089.56	$47.77 ALL4,202	+66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN110,413.65	$100.14 ALL8,808	+45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN137,207.71	$134.06 ALL11,790	+56.6%
Average			+71.0%

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