Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 12.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 89.2% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
|
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