Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 46.8% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 54.8% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 74.0% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 16.9% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.9% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 36.1% more in Tirana

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Bogota. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,850.42	$10.92 ALL945	+118.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP28,887.82	$8.73 ALL756	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,448.21	$1.58 ALL137	+91.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,658.69	$0.82 ALL71	+28.8%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 54.8% more for groceries

	Bogota	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,593.27	$1.00 ALL86	-25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,216.93	$6.31 ALL546	+185.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,729.45	$7.59 ALL657	+69.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,908.23	$3.59 ALL311	+68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,281.95	$3.54 ALL306	+59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,966.22	$0.74 ALL64	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,997.90	$1.15 ALL100	+140.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,311.83	$0.82 ALL71	+48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,234.09	$0.87 ALL75	+62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,019.45	$0.50 ALL44	+3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,937.40	$0.60 ALL52	+29.4%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 74.0% more for transportation

	Bogota	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,609.35	$7.84 ALL679	+123.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP167,465.62	$17.47 ALL1,511	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP62,590,274.05	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	+96.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP52,922.48	$29.47 ALL2,551	+132.2%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	Bogota	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP99,578.01	$18.21 ALL1,576	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,785,255.34	$594.90 ALL51,480	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,309,743.24	$412.58 ALL35,703	+31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP268,965.16	$78.02 ALL6,752	+21.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	Bogota	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP964,082.81	$257.35 ALL22,270	+11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP30,953,735.53	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	-27.6%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,814.64	$2.73 ALL236	+136.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP5,983.91	$1.85 ALL160	+29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,629.27	$3.82 ALL331	+65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP89,144.85	$46.89 ALL4,057	+119.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,258.55	$8.73 ALL756	+89.1%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 36.1% more for clothing

	Bogota	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP214,529.41	$64.35 ALL5,568	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP175,340.04	$47.77 ALL4,134	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP354,294.86	$100.14 ALL8,666	+17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP297,338.58	$134.06 ALL11,601	+88.0%
Average			+36.1%

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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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