Cost of living comparison

Rabat, Morocco

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 61.2% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 83.8% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 80.1% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 61.9% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 50.6% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 25.3% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Rabat	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 MAD46.28	$10.92 ALL945	+116.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 MAD55.54	$8.73 ALL756	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MAD5.77	$1.58 ALL137	+151.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 MAD3.34	$0.82 ALL71	+126.2%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 83.8% more for groceries

	Rabat	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.43 MAD3.99	$1.00 ALL86	+129.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.52 MAD50.79	$6.31 ALL546	+14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.01 MAD27.68	$7.59 ALL657	+152.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 MAD16.48	$3.59 ALL311	+100.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 MAD25.70	$3.54 ALL306	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 MAD6.30	$0.74 ALL64	+7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.65	$1.15 ALL100	+87.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.36	$0.82 ALL71	+124.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.52	$0.87 ALL75	+127.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.84	$0.50 ALL44	+63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD2.93	$0.60 ALL52	+88.6%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 80.1% more for transportation

	Rabat	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MAD51.35	$7.84 ALL679	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.17 MAD231.41	$17.47 ALL1,511	-30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,227.16 MAD314,721.73	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.95 MAD63.87	$29.47 ALL2,551	+324.3%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 61.9% more for housing

	Rabat	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.69 MAD346.57	$18.21 ALL1,576	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$396.93 MAD3,649.82	$594.90 ALL51,480	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.91 MAD2,077.26	$412.58 ALL35,703	+82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.22 MAD268.68	$78.02 ALL6,752	+167.0%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 50.6% more for childcare

	Rabat	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.81 MAD1,166.04	$257.35 ALL22,270	+102.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,470.70 MAD50,303.59	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	-1.7%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.03 MAD37.03	$2.73 ALL236	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 MAD16.07	$1.85 ALL160	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 MAD36.56	$3.82 ALL331	-3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.09 MAD239.86	$46.89 ALL4,057	+79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.54 MAD60.17	$8.73 ALL756	+33.5%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 25.3% more for clothing

	Rabat	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 MAD450.88	$64.35 ALL5,568	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.40 MAD389.86	$47.77 ALL4,134	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.38 MAD867.80	$100.14 ALL8,666	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.59 MAD814.57	$134.06 ALL11,601	+51.3%
Average			+25.3%

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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: May 2025

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