Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 36.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 34.4% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 20.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$201.21	$10.92 ALL1,001	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$150.91	$8.73 ALL801	+17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.87	$1.58 ALL145	+46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.66	$0.82 ALL75	+6.3%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.69	$1.00 ALL91	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$98.63	$6.31 ALL579	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$111.61	$7.59 ALL696	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.23	$3.59 ALL329	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.36	$3.54 ALL324	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.76	$0.74 ALL68	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.56	$1.15 ALL106	+72.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.19	$0.82 ALL75	+2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.77	$0.87 ALL80	+5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.25	$0.50 ALL46	-40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.77	$0.60 ALL55	-27.3%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$93.98	$7.84 ALL719	+69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$362.18	$17.47 ALL1,601	-2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$377,273.73	$29,474.40 ALL2,702,239	+58.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.42	$29.47 ALL2,702	+748.2%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$494.10	$18.21 ALL1,669	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,109.14	$594.90 ALL54,541	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,030.11	$412.58 ALL37,826	-24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$614.32	$78.02 ALL7,153	+157.4%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 34.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,728.40	$257.35 ALL23,594	-32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$170,791.22	$5,375.91 ALL492,868	-36.2%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.33	$2.73 ALL250
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$60.93	$1.85 ALL170	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.48	$3.82 ALL350	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,088.09	$46.89 ALL4,299	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$100.61	$8.73 ALL801	+75.9%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,142.16	$64.35 ALL5,899	+14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$832.15	$47.77 ALL4,380	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,864.43	$100.14 ALL9,181	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,863.15	$134.06 ALL12,290	+45.8%
Average			+21.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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