Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 9.5% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 14.3% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 50.3% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON52.69	$10.92 ALL945	-7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.53	$8.73 ALL756	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.88	$1.58 ALL137	-20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.80	$0.82 ALL71	-62.7%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.22	$1.00 ALL86	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.11	$6.31 ALL546	+39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON28.20	$7.59 ALL657	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.57	$3.59 ALL311	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.73	$3.54 ALL306	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.60	$0.74 ALL64	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.42	$1.15 ALL100	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.34	$0.82 ALL71	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.92	$0.87 ALL75	-1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.25	$0.50 ALL44	-0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.96	$0.60 ALL52	+36.5%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON27.09	$7.84 ALL679	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON76.64	$17.47 ALL1,511	+1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON115,615.06	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	+13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.87	$29.47 ALL2,551	+406.6%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 14.3% more for housing

	Bucharest	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.59	$18.21 ALL1,576	+94.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,676.33	$594.90 ALL51,480	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,766.16	$412.58 ALL35,703	+3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON578.30	$78.02 ALL6,752	-40.0%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 50.3% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,347.37	$257.35 ALL22,270	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON47,270.44	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	-49.4%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.37	$2.73 ALL236	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.09	$1.85 ALL160	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.59	$3.82 ALL331	-36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON221.61	$46.89 ALL4,057	-5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON38.32	$8.73 ALL756	+1.3%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON348.65	$64.35 ALL5,568	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON176.41	$47.77 ALL4,134	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON382.12	$100.14 ALL8,666	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON470.42	$134.06 ALL11,601	+26.7%
Average			+11.4%

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