Cost of living comparison

Apia, Samoa

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Tirana vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.1% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 41.5% more in Tirana

The cost of clothing and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% less for restaurants

	Apia	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$59.13 WST165.55	$10.92 ALL960	-81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 WST30.01	$8.73 ALL768	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 WST6.00	$1.58 ALL139	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 WST4.26	$0.82 ALL72	-46.0%
Average			-43.1%

Apia vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Apia	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 WST1.98	$1.00 ALL88	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.31 ALL555
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 WST18.76	$7.59 ALL668	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.59 ALL316
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.54 ALL311
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.74 ALL65
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.15 ALL101
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.82 ALL72
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.87 ALL77
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.50 ALL44
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.60 ALL53
Average			+27.0%

Apia vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Apia	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$7.84 ALL690
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)	??	$29.47 ALL2,592

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Apia	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$18.21 ALL1,601
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$594.90 ALL52,322
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$412.58 ALL36,287
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$78.02 ALL6,862

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Apia	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$257.35 ALL22,634
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,375.91 ALL472,811

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Apia	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 WST15.00	$2.73 ALL240	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 WST4.50	$1.85 ALL163	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.82 ALL336
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$46.89 ALL4,124
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.73 ALL768
Average			-16.9%

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pay 41.5% more for clothing

	Apia	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.56 WST127.56	$64.35 ALL5,659	+41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.45 WST102.05	$47.77 ALL4,202	+31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.34 WST191.34	$100.14 ALL8,808	+46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.11 WST255.12	$134.06 ALL11,790	+47.1%
Average			+41.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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