Cost of living comparison

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Tirana vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.2 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants
pay 73.5% more in Tirana
Groceries
pay 92.1% more in Tirana
Transportation
pay 44.8% more in Tirana
Housing
pay 66.8% more in Tirana
Childcare
pay 4.3 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Tirana
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

pay 73.5% more for restaurants

 
Damascus
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SYP65,010
$10.92
ALL1,046
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$8.73
ALL836
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
SYP13,652
$1.58
ALL151

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pay 92.1% more for groceries

 
Damascus
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$1.00
ALL95
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$6.31
ALL605
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
SYP52,594
$7.59
ALL727

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pay 44.8% more for transportation

 
Damascus
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.92
SYP207,051
$7.84
ALL751
Monthly public transit pass $17.00
SYP221,034
$17.47
ALL1,673
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
$29,474.40
ALL2,822,864

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pay 66.8% more for housing

 
Damascus
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.75
SYP867,884
$18.21
ALL1,744
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $282.23
SYP3,669,607
$594.90
ALL56,976
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.72
SYP1,894,661
$412.58
ALL39,514

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

 
Damascus
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $48.33
SYP628,430
$257.35
ALL24,647
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
$5,375.91
ALL514,869

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Damascus
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SYP16,252
$2.73
ALL261
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
SYP16,578
$1.85
ALL178
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SYP39,006
$3.82
ALL366

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Damascus
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.00
SYP286,044
$64.35
ALL6,163
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.50
SYP305,547
$47.77
ALL4,576
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$47.50
SYP617,595
$100.14
ALL9,591

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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: January 2025
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