Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 86.2% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 86.5% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 44.3% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 27.8% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.3% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in Tashkent. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$10.92 ALL1,007	+117.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$8.73 ALL806	+118.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.58 ALL146	+175.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.82 ALL76	+231.8%
Average			+160.8%

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pay 86.5% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$1.00 ALL92	+104.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$6.31 ALL582	+76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$7.59 ALL700	+83.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$3.59 ALL331	+113.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$3.54 ALL326	+101.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$0.74 ALL68	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$1.15 ALL106	+50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.82 ALL76	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.87 ALL80	+34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.50 ALL46	+133.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.60 ALL55	+247.2%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$7.84 ALL724	+112.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$17.47 ALL1,611	+63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$29,474.40 ALL2,719,127	+59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$29.47 ALL2,719	+874.4%
Average			+277.4%

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	Tashkent	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$18.21 ALL1,680	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$594.90 ALL54,882	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$412.58 ALL38,062	-0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$78.02 ALL7,198	+144.5%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 27.8% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$257.35 ALL23,741	-12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$5,375.91 ALL495,948	-43.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$2.73 ALL252	+134.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$1.85 ALL171	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$3.82 ALL352	+91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$46.89 ALL4,325	-0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$8.73 ALL806	+74.7%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Tashkent	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$64.35 ALL5,936	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$47.77 ALL4,407	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$100.14 ALL9,239	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$134.06 ALL12,367	-0.5%
Average			+1.0%

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