Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 0.1% cheaper than Dili.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dili, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.76
ALL973
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.61
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$6.08
ALL550
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$7.55
ALL682
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$3.61
ALL327
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$1.11
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.82
ALL74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.50
ALL45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$7.77
ALL702
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$2.69
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$1.81
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$8.61
ALL778
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
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