Cost of living comparison

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 3.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 21.2% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 14.4% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 20.9% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP604.55	$10.92 ALL948	+6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP390.03	$8.73 ALL759	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP62.05	$1.58 ALL137	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.21	$0.82 ALL71	+7.3%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 21.2% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP112.44	$1.00 ALL86	-47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP190.09	$6.31 ALL548	+96.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP290.07	$7.59 ALL659	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP139.89	$3.59 ALL312	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP170.65	$3.54 ALL307	+22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP81.11	$0.74 ALL64	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.92	$1.15 ALL100	+225.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP79.83	$0.82 ALL71	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP46.86	$0.87 ALL76	+9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP58.13	$0.50 ALL44	-48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP64.36	$0.60 ALL52	-44.8%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP283.56	$7.84 ALL681	+63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,875.37	$17.47 ALL1,517	-78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,657,624.57	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,099.29	$29.47 ALL2,560	+58.4%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 14.4% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,497.27	$18.21 ALL1,582	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP43,267.25	$594.90 ALL51,674	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,285.85	$412.58 ALL35,837	+0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,908.16	$78.02 ALL6,777	+17.9%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 20.9% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,370.36	$257.35 ALL22,354	-28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP364,844.93	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	-13.0%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP146.26	$2.73 ALL237	+10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP152.36	$1.85 ALL161	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP268.15	$3.82 ALL332	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,654.37	$46.89 ALL4,073	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP377.84	$8.73 ALL759	+36.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP3,924.67	$64.35 ALL5,589	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,351.81	$47.77 ALL4,150	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,094.21	$100.14 ALL8,699	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,477.27	$134.06 ALL11,644	+22.3%
Average			+0.1%

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