Cost of living comparison

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.0 times more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 42.8% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 40.4% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 85.3% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS56.10	$10.92 ALL948	+94.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS91.57	$8.73 ALL759	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.23	$1.58 ALL137	+153.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS2.81	$0.82 ALL71	+192.7%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS5.71	$1.00 ALL86	+74.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS42.76	$6.31 ALL548	+47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS30.44	$7.59 ALL659	+149.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS17.50	$3.59 ALL312	+104.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS18.83	$3.54 ALL307	+87.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.43	$0.74 ALL64	+35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS10.69	$1.15 ALL100	+7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS10.91	$0.82 ALL71	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS3.82	$0.87 ALL76	+128.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.35	$0.50 ALL44	+49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.43	$0.60 ALL52	+147.6%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS31.86	$7.84 ALL681	+146.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS46.75	$17.47 ALL1,517	+273.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS201,034.08	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	+46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS31.79	$29.47 ALL2,560	+826.7%
Average			+323.2%

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pay 42.8% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS239.37	$18.21 ALL1,582	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,129.77	$594.90 ALL51,674	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,103.85	$412.58 ALL35,837	+96.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS503.06	$78.02 ALL6,777	+55.0%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 40.4% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,065.95	$257.35 ALL22,354	+141.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS136,516.17	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	-60.6%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS11.22	$2.73 ALL237	+143.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS22.91	$1.85 ALL161	-19.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS23.38	$3.82 ALL332	+63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS370.90	$46.89 ALL4,073	+26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS46.75	$8.73 ALL759	+86.7%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 85.3% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS280.51	$64.35 ALL5,589	+129.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS360.93	$47.77 ALL4,150	+32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS766.73	$100.14 ALL8,699	+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS537.65	$134.06 ALL11,644	+149.2%
Average			+85.3%

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