Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 24.1% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 61.3% more for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA315
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,742,593
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,743
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
|
Bamako
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$594.90
ALL55,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$412.58
ALL38,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.02
ALL7,260
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.35
ALL23,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,375.91
ALL500,228
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
$1.85
ALL173
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
$3.82
ALL356
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
$46.89
ALL4,363
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.35
ALL5,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,445
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.14
ALL9,318
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL12,474
|
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