Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 61.2% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 83.8% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 80.1% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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