Cost of living comparison

Belgrade, Serbia

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 0.9% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 31.9% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 30.6% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Tirana

The cost of transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tirana are more expensive than in Belgrade. Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.3% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,136	$10.92 ALL948	-0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD946	$8.73 ALL759	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD240	$1.58 ALL137	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD162	$0.82 ALL71	-47.6%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD90	$1.00 ALL86	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD521	$6.31 ALL548	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD514	$7.59 ALL659	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD275	$3.59 ALL312	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD323	$3.54 ALL307	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD54	$0.74 ALL64	+40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD83	$1.15 ALL100	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD76	$0.82 ALL71	+11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD109	$0.87 ALL76	-17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD49	$0.50 ALL44	+6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD41	$0.60 ALL52	+52.6%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Belgrade	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD709	$7.84 ALL681	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,082	$17.47 ALL1,517	-13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD2,903,221	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD982	$29.47 ALL2,560	+209.9%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 31.9% less for housing

	Belgrade	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD2,854	$18.21 ALL1,582	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD86,820	$594.90 ALL51,674	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD53,562	$412.58 ALL35,837	-20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD14,410	$78.02 ALL6,777	-44.1%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 30.6% less for childcare

	Belgrade	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD38,264	$257.35 ALL22,354	-30.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD800,273	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	-30.6%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD312	$2.73 ALL237	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD253	$1.85 ALL161	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD426	$3.82 ALL332	-7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD3,774	$46.89 ALL4,073	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD757	$8.73 ALL759	+19.2%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD10,093	$64.35 ALL5,589	-34.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD3,992	$47.77 ALL4,150	+23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD11,062	$100.14 ALL8,699	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD12,997	$134.06 ALL11,644	+6.5%
Average			-2.6%

Belgrade vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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