Cost of living comparison

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Tirana is 9.0% more expensive than Sofia.

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

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pay 1.9% less for restaurants

 
Sofia
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.96
BGN20.36
$10.92
ALL1,016
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
BGN15.27
$8.73
ALL812
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.48
BGN2.75
$1.58
ALL147

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

 
Sofia
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.12
BGN2.08
$1.00
ALL93
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.28
BGN9.81
$6.31
ALL587
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
BGN12.26
$7.59
ALL706

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pay 73.4% more for transportation

 
Sofia
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.66
BGN10.51
$7.84
ALL730
Monthly public transit pass $27.40
BGN50.90
$17.47
ALL1,625
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870

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pay 0.9% more for housing

 
Sofia
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.48
BGN25.04
$18.21
ALL1,694
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $570.94
BGN1,060.55
$594.90
ALL55,341
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $430.23
BGN799.18
$412.58
ALL38,381

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

 
Sofia
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $554.43
BGN1,029.88
$257.35
ALL23,940
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
$5,375.91
ALL500,096

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sofia
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.74
BGN5.09
$2.73
ALL254
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.26
BGN4.20
$1.85
ALL172
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.34
BGN6.21
$3.82
ALL355

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

 
Sofia
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.63
BGN131.21
$64.35
ALL5,986
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.57
BGN62.36
$47.77
ALL4,444
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.28
BGN184.41
$100.14
ALL9,316

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