Cost of living comparison

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Tirana is 38.4% cheaper than Dublin.

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

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.66
€19.92
$10.76
ALL973
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.83
€9.96
$7.91
ALL715
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
€2.45
$1.61
ALL146

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.80
€1.66
$0.98
ALL88
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
€3.65
$6.08
ALL550
Milk (1 gallon) $5.30
€4.87
$7.55
ALL682

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.20
€6.62
$7.77
ALL702
Monthly public transit pass $129.96
€119.51
$17.22
ALL1,556
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,718.55
€36,524.51
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567

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pay 72.4% less for housing

 
Dublin
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.72
€52.16
$17.40
ALL1,572
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,216.44
€2,038.20
$568.58
ALL51,379
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,934.10
€1,778.57
$380.80
ALL34,410

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pay 68.6% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,385.73
€1,274.29
$235.39
ALL21,270
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,612.44
€9,759.02
$4,857.15
ALL438,914

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pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.04
€6.47
$2.69
ALL243
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.29
€3.94
$1.81
ALL164
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.33
€15.93
$3.77
ALL340

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

 
Dublin
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.14
€85.65
$64.36
ALL5,816
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.93
€37.64
$48.67
ALL4,398
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.04
€89.24
$95.47
ALL8,627

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