Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 1.7% cheaper than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.8% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 5.6% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 7.9% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 48.0% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 41.2% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.1% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 45.6% more in Tirana
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tirana are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dili, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.92
ALL1,002
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.00
ALL91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$6.31
ALL580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$7.59
ALL697
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$3.59
ALL329
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$3.54
ALL325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$7.84
ALL720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,603
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,705,750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$29.47
ALL2,706
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$18.21
ALL1,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$594.90
ALL54,612
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$412.58
ALL37,875
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$78.02
ALL7,163
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$257.35
ALL23,624
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$5,375.91
ALL493,508
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.73
ALL251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.85
ALL170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$3.82
ALL351
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$46.89
ALL4,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$64.35
ALL5,907
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$47.77
ALL4,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$100.14
ALL9,193
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$134.06
ALL12,306
|
|
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