Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 18.9% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.1% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 16.7% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 0.1% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 27.2% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 52.8% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.5% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 16.2% more in Tirana
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Tirana are more expensive than in Albania.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Albania, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL729
|
$10.92
ALL950
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL607
|
$8.73
ALL760
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL145
|
$1.58
ALL138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL70
|
$0.82
ALL72
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
$1.00
ALL87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL461
|
$6.31
ALL550
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL627
|
$7.59
ALL661
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL271
|
$3.54
ALL308
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL51
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL91
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL59
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL59
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL40
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL44
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL680
|
$7.84
ALL683
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,536
|
$17.47
ALL1,521
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,460,800
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,566,080
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,672
|
$29.47
ALL2,566
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,394
|
$18.21
ALL1,585
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL38,993
|
$594.90
ALL51,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL28,282
|
$412.58
ALL35,920
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,021
|
$78.02
ALL6,793
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL14,675
|
$257.35
ALL22,405
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL306,011
|
$5,375.91
ALL468,033
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL226
|
$2.73
ALL238
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL154
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL322
|
$3.82
ALL333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL3,870
|
$46.89
ALL4,082
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL665
|
$8.73
ALL760
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,428
|
$64.35
ALL5,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,536
|
$47.77
ALL4,159
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL7,911
|
$100.14
ALL8,719
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL10,554
|
$134.06
ALL11,671
|
|
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