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Damascus vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 33.6% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 29.5% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 75.2% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL1,046	$5.00 SYP65,010	-54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL836	$5.00 SYP65,010	-42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL151	$1.05 SYP13,652	-33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL79	$0.54 SYP7,086	-33.7%
Average			-41.0%

Tirana vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Tirana	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL95	$0.63 SYP8,217	-36.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL605	$1.67 SYP21,752	-73.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL727	$4.05 SYP52,594	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL344	$1.97 SYP25,571	-45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL339	$3.01 SYP39,106	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL71	$0.46 SYP5,918	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL110	$0.96 SYP12,544	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL79	$0.46 SYP5,963	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL84	$0.39 SYP5,065	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL48	$0.27 SYP3,476	-46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL58	$0.28 SYP3,593	-54.0%
Average			-42.9%

Tirana vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Tirana	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL751	$15.92 SYP207,051	+103.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,673	$17.00 SYP221,034	-2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,822,864	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,823	$11.00 SYP143,022	-62.7%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 29.5% more for housing

	Tirana	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,744	$66.75 SYP867,884	+266.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL56,976	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL39,514	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-64.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL7,473	$53.53 SYP695,989	-31.4%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 75.2% less for childcare

	Tirana	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL24,647	$48.33 SYP628,430	-81.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL514,869	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-69.3%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL261	$1.25 SYP16,252	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL178	$1.27 SYP16,578	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL366	$3.00 SYP39,006	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,490	$13.30 SYP172,927	-71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL836	$3.00 SYP39,006	-65.6%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Tirana	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL6,163	$22.00 SYP286,044	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,576	$23.50 SYP305,547	-50.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL9,591	$47.50 SYP617,595	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL12,839	$56.25 SYP731,362	-58.0%
Average			-56.8%

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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: January 2025

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