Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.5 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 98.5% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 73.3% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Tirana

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Tirana are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, restaurants, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR201.60	$10.92 ALL948	+641.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	$8.73 ALL759	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.42	$1.58 ALL137	+246.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.13	$0.82 ALL71	+408.0%
Average			+328.6%

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pay 98.5% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.45	$1.00 ALL86	+76.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR642.68	$6.31 ALL548	+34.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR434.23	$7.59 ALL659	+139.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR222.34	$3.59 ALL312	+121.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR202.32	$3.54 ALL307	+139.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.83	$0.74 ALL64	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.41	$1.15 ALL100	+145.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.49	$0.82 ALL71	+57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.82	$0.87 ALL76	+166.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.76	$0.50 ALL44	+131.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.08	$0.60 ALL52	+105.3%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 73.3% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR664.22	$7.84 ALL681	+61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	$17.47 ALL1,517	+75.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	$29.47 ALL2,560	+166.8%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	$18.21 ALL1,582	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	$594.90 ALL51,674	+210.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	$412.58 ALL35,837	+304.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	$78.02 ALL6,777	+195.6%
Average			+196.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	$257.35 ALL22,354	+180.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	+54.5%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR352.81	$2.73 ALL237	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR227.19	$1.85 ALL161	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR403.21	$3.82 ALL332	+29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,108.05	$46.89 ALL4,073	+106.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR453.61	$8.73 ALL759	+163.5%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	$64.35 ALL5,589	+167.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	$47.77 ALL4,150	+53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	$100.14 ALL8,699	+87.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	$134.06 ALL11,644	+255.0%
Average			+141.0%

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