Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 54.4% more expensive than Bissau.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.6% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 96.3% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 89.6% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 15.8% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 33.3% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% more in Tirana
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Bissau. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
|
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA2,828
|
$10.92
ALL945
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,439
|
$8.73
ALL756
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA754
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA943
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 96.3% more for groceries
|
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA520
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,198
|
$6.31
ALL546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,568
|
$7.59
ALL657
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA2,828
|
$3.59
ALL311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,421
|
$3.54
ALL306
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,069
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA257
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,069
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA43
|
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA342
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA342
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 89.6% more for transportation
|
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,607
|
$7.84
ALL679
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA14,753
|
$17.47
ALL1,511
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA18,477,371
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,550,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,006
|
$29.47
ALL2,551
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
|
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA26,117
|
$18.21
ALL1,576
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA250,361
|
$594.90
ALL51,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA130,081
|
$412.58
ALL35,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA43,765
|
$78.02
ALL6,752
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
|
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA441,725
|
$257.35
ALL22,270
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,331,266
|
$5,375.91
ALL465,206
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA896
|
$2.73
ALL236
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,178
|
$1.85
ALL160
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA943
|
$3.82
ALL331
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA32,992
|
$46.89
ALL4,057
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA943
|
$8.73
ALL756
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Bissau
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA51,845
|
$64.35
ALL5,568
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA32,992
|
$47.77
ALL4,134
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA47,132
|
$100.14
ALL8,666
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA61,272
|
$134.06
ALL11,601
|
|
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