Cost of living comparison

 Riga, Latvia
compared to
 Tirana, Albania
Tirana vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 7.3% cheaper than Riga.

Restaurants
pay 3.6% less in Tirana
Groceries
pay 9.6% more in Tirana
Transportation
pay 34.3% more in Tirana
Housing
pay 10.5% less in Tirana
Childcare
pay 56.2% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.5% less in Tirana
Clothing
pay 1.7% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, groceries, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.6% less for restaurants

 
Riga
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
€10.39
$10.92
ALL1,038
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
€8.08
$8.73
ALL830
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.44
€1.39
$1.58
ALL150

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

 
Riga
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
€1.52
$1.00
ALL95
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.73
€5.56
$6.31
ALL600
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
€4.70
$7.59
ALL722

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pay 34.3% more for transportation

 
Riga
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.77
€6.56
$7.84
ALL746
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€31.18
$17.47
ALL1,661
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,026.61
€27,179.95
$29,474.40
ALL2,802,705

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pay 10.5% less for housing

 
Riga
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.68
€17.14
$18.21
ALL1,731
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $536.44
€520.23
$594.90
ALL56,569
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $367.73
€356.62
$412.58
ALL39,232

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pay 56.2% less for childcare

 
Riga
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $538.03
€521.77
$257.35
ALL24,471
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,487.73
€13,080.28
$5,375.91
ALL511,192

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riga
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.68
$2.73
ALL260
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
€3.29
$1.85
ALL176
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.25
€5.09
$3.82
ALL363

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

 
Riga
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.84
€79.37
$64.35
ALL6,119
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.77
€42.45
$47.77
ALL4,543
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.38
€89.59
$100.14
ALL9,523

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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: January 2025
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