Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 57.6% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$10.76
ALL973
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.61
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
pay 91.2% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$6.08
ALL550
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$7.55
ALL682
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$3.61
ALL327
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$1.11
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.82
ALL74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.50
ALL45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$7.77
ALL702
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
|
pay 59.1% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$2.69
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$1.81
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$8.61
ALL778
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
|
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