Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 83.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 89.9% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 57.4% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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