Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 39.5% more expensive than Managua.
- Restaurants
-
pay 89.2% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 25.1% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 44.4% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 36.8% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 58.5% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.7% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% less in Tirana
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Managua. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Managua, you would:
pay 89.2% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.11
|
$10.92
ALL1,002
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO257.54
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.03
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.00
ALL91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.62
|
$6.31
ALL580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.45
|
$7.59
ALL697
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.33
|
$3.59
ALL329
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.38
|
$3.54
ALL325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.89
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.95
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.63
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.71
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.46
|
$7.84
ALL720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,603
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO809,404.42
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,705,750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,706
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.55
|
$18.21
ALL1,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,197.78
|
$594.90
ALL54,612
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,197.78
|
$412.58
ALL37,875
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.91
|
$78.02
ALL7,163
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,619.33
|
$257.35
ALL23,624
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO176,597.33
|
$5,375.91
ALL493,508
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.04
|
$2.73
ALL251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.46
|
$1.85
ALL170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.84
|
$3.82
ALL351
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,371.20
|
$46.89
ALL4,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.48
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.72
|
$64.35
ALL5,907
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.83
|
$47.77
ALL4,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,025.03
|
$100.14
ALL9,193
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,518.67
|
$134.06
ALL12,306
|
|
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