Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 55.0% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 72.2% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 87.4% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$10.92 ALL945	-27.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$8.73 ALL756	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.58 ALL137	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.82 ALL71	-36.2%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Caracas	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.00 ALL86	-54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$6.31 ALL546	+29.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$7.59 ALL657	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$3.59 ALL311	+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$3.54 ALL306	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$0.74 ALL64	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$1.15 ALL100	+75.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.82 ALL71	-8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.87 ALL75	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.50 ALL44	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.60 ALL52	-31.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 72.2% more for transportation

	Caracas	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$7.84 ALL679	+314.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$17.47 ALL1,511	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$29.47 ALL2,551	+23.8%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Caracas	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$18.21 ALL1,576	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$594.90 ALL51,480	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$412.58 ALL35,703	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$78.02 ALL6,752	+887.4%
Average			+224.9%

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pay 87.4% more for childcare

	Caracas	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$257.35 ALL22,270	+160.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	+13.9%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.73 ALL236	+81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$1.85 ALL160	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.82 ALL331	+17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$46.89 ALL4,057	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$8.73 ALL756	+45.6%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Caracas	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$64.35 ALL5,568	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$47.77 ALL4,134	+10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$100.14 ALL8,666	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$134.06 ALL11,601	+60.9%
Average			+16.7%

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