Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 14.5% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 14.7% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 26.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL1,007	$2.91 THB98.33	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL806	$5.83 THB196.66	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL146	$0.62 THB20.79	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL76	$0.29 THB9.85	-64.5%
Average			-58.0%

Tirana vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.7% more for groceries

	Tirana	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL92	$1.52 THB51.38	+52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL582	$11.74 THB396.28	+85.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL700	$7.32 THB247.04	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL331	$2.27 THB76.70	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL326	$1.31 THB44.38	-62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL68	$1.47 THB49.67	+99.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL106	$0.73 THB24.52	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL76	$1.04 THB34.94	+26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL80	$0.80 THB27.16	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL46	$0.71 THB24.05	+41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL55	$0.62 THB21.01	+3.5%
Average			+14.7%

Tirana vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.2% more for transportation

	Tirana	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL724	$4.47 THB150.73	-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,611	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+125.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,719,127	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+87.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,719	$10.34 THB349.07	-64.9%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	Tirana	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,680	$15.36 THB518.50	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL54,882	$571.31 THB19,285.06	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL38,062	$301.88 THB10,190.40	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL7,198	$67.33 THB2,272.83	-13.7%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Tirana	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL23,741	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+145.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL495,948	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+145.4%
Average			+145.6%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL252	$2.33 THB78.66	-14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL171	$2.58 THB87.21	+39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL352	$4.20 THB141.84	+10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,325	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL806	$7.28 THB245.82	-16.6%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Tirana	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,936	$55.27 THB1,865.64	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,407	$34.84 THB1,176.03	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL9,239	$97.10 THB3,277.58	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL12,367	$92.12 THB3,109.64	-31.3%
Average			-18.9%

Tirana vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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