Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 65.6% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4 times more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 6.3% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 62.1% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 4.5% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 22.9% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.0% more in Tirana
The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA706
|
$10.92
ALL949
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,233
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA439
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA306
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA412
|
$1.00
ALL87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,703
|
$6.31
ALL549
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,275
|
$7.59
ALL660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,647
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,120
|
$3.54
ALL308
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA853
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA286
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA237
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA601
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA688
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA353
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,786
|
$7.84
ALL682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,519
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,562,969
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,563
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA25,822
|
$18.21
ALL1,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA235,172
|
$594.90
ALL51,730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA164,620
|
$412.58
ALL35,876
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA51,314
|
$78.02
ALL6,785
|
|
pay 22.9% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA70,551
|
$257.35
ALL22,378
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,666,254
|
$5,375.91
ALL467,466
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA658
|
$2.73
ALL237
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA941
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA941
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA32,924
|
$46.89
ALL4,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,703
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.35
ALL5,595
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,154
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.14
ALL8,708
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL11,657
|
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