Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 2.5% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 36.1% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 37.9% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Caracas

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

Caracas vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.1% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL945	$15.00 VEF149.62	+37.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL756	$12.00 VEF119.69	+37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL137	$1.78 VEF17.78	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL71	$1.29 VEF12.84	+56.7%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 37.9% more for groceries

	Tirana	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL86	$2.17 VEF21.64	+117.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL546	$4.87 VEF48.61	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL657	$7.73 VEF77.06	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL311	$3.03 VEF30.26	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL306	$3.24 VEF32.36	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$2.55 VEF25.43	+245.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL100	$0.66 VEF6.56	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL71	$0.90 VEF8.97	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL75	$0.75 VEF7.51	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$1.01 VEF10.04	+100.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.87 VEF8.69	+44.9%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Tirana	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL679	$1.89 VEF18.88	-75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,511	$30.00 VEF299.24	+71.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,551	$23.80 VEF237.39	-19.3%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Tirana	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,576	$37.22 VEF371.27	+104.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL51,480	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL35,703	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	-11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,752	$7.90 VEF78.82	-89.9%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Tirana	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,270	$98.67 VEF984.15	-61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	-12.2%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL236	$1.50 VEF14.96	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL160	$2.72 VEF27.12	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL331	$3.25 VEF32.42	-14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,057	$71.88 VEF716.92	+53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL756	$6.00 VEF59.85	-31.3%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Tirana	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,568	$60.00 VEF598.47	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,134	$43.33 VEF432.23	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,666	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,601	$83.33 VEF831.21	-37.8%
Average			-10.2%

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