Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Tirana, Albania

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:

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pay 73.5% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$10.92 ALL918	+118.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$8.73 ALL735	+74.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.58 ALL133	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.82 ALL69	+50.7%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 92.1% more for groceries

	Damascus	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$1.00 ALL84	+57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$6.31 ALL531	+277.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$7.59 ALL639	+87.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$3.59 ALL302	+82.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$3.54 ALL298	+17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.74 ALL62	+62.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$1.15 ALL97	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.82 ALL69	+79.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.87 ALL73	+123.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.50 ALL42	+88.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.60 ALL51	+117.6%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 44.8% more for transportation

	Damascus	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$7.84 ALL660	-50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$17.47 ALL1,469	+2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$29,474.40 ALL2,479,405	+59.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$29.47 ALL2,479	+167.9%
Average			+44.8%

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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 ALL1,532	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$594.90 ALL50,044	+110.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$412.58 ALL34,707	+183.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$78.02 ALL6,563	+45.8%
Average			+66.8%

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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 ALL21,648	+432.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$5,375.91 ALL452,224	+225.8%
Average			+329.1%

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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 ALL230	+118.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.85 ALL156	+45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.82 ALL321	+27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$46.89 ALL3,944	+252.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$8.73 ALL735	+191.1%
Average			+126.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$64.35 ALL5,413	+192.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$47.77 ALL4,019	+103.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$100.14 ALL8,424	+110.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$134.06 ALL11,277	+138.3%
Average			+136.2%

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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: August 2025

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