Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 27.4% more expensive than Port Louis.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.8% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 13.0% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 11.4% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 25.1% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 28.7% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.1% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 27.5% more in Tirana
The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Port Louis.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR267.65
|
$10.92
ALL937
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR243.32
|
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR42.72
|
$1.58
ALL136
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR24.94
|
$0.82
ALL70
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR38.58
|
$1.00
ALL85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR262.78
|
$6.31
ALL542
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR262.63
|
$7.59
ALL651
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR90.35
|
$3.59
ALL308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR133.91
|
$3.54
ALL304
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR44.70
|
$0.74
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR38.41
|
$1.15
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.52
|
$0.82
ALL70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR62.36
|
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR24.65
|
$0.50
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR23.73
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR267.15
|
$7.84
ALL673
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR984.95
|
$17.47
ALL1,499
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,557,228.47
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,528,904
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR924.60
|
$29.47
ALL2,529
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,504.64
|
$18.21
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR22,871.79
|
$594.90
ALL51,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,005.45
|
$412.58
ALL35,400
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,593.96
|
$78.02
ALL6,694
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR9,959.77
|
$257.35
ALL22,080
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR175,188.20
|
$5,375.91
ALL461,253
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR102.19
|
$2.73
ALL234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR101.11
|
$1.85
ALL159
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR296.85
|
$3.82
ALL328
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,265.25
|
$46.89
ALL4,023
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR243.32
|
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,627.82
|
$64.35
ALL5,521
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR1,998.44
|
$47.77
ALL4,099
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,120.17
|
$100.14
ALL8,592
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,406.44
|
$134.06
ALL11,502
|
|
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