Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 19.2% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 28.9% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL937	$11.85 RON51.56	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL749	$7.54 RON32.81	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL136	$2.00 RON8.69	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL70	$2.20 RON9.59	+168.3%
Average			+47.4%

Tirana vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Tirana	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL85	$1.17 RON5.11	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL542	$4.52 RON19.68	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL651	$6.34 RON27.59	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL308	$3.28 RON14.26	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL304	$3.09 RON13.44	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL63	$0.59 RON2.55	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL99	$0.77 RON3.35	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL70	$0.75 RON3.27	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL75	$0.88 RON3.83	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL43	$0.51 RON2.21	+0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.44 RON1.92	-26.7%
Average			-12.3%

Tirana vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

	Tirana	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL673	$6.09 RON26.51	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,499	$17.24 RON74.99	-1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,528,904	$26,003.12 RON113,126.56	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,529	$5.82 RON25.31	-80.3%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Tirana	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,562	$9.35 RON40.70	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL51,043	$601.94 RON2,618.73	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL35,400	$397.23 RON1,728.15	-3.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,694	$130.07 RON565.86	+66.7%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Tirana	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,080	$527.95 RON2,296.85	+105.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL461,253	$10,631.65 RON46,252.99	+97.8%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL234	$3.23 RON14.06	+18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL159	$3.17 RON13.78	+70.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL328	$5.98 RON26.01	+56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,023	$49.84 RON216.84	+6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL749	$8.62 RON37.50	-1.3%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Tirana	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,521	$78.42 RON341.14	+21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,099	$39.68 RON172.62	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,592	$85.94 RON373.90	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,502	$105.80 RON460.29	-21.1%
Average			-7.6%

Tirana vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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