Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Djibouti, Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 79.7% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 81.8% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.8% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL945	$9.21 DJF1,638	-15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL756	$10.05 DJF1,787	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL137	$1.77 DJF314	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL71	$1.67 DJF298	+103.9%
Average			+28.8%

Tirana vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tirana	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL86	$9.21 DJF1,638	+824.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL546	$4.74 DJF844	-24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL657	$8.45 DJF1,503	+11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL311	$8.04 DJF1,430	+124.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL306	$9.12 DJF1,621	+157.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$2.03 DJF360	+174.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL100	$0.51 DJF90	-56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL71	$1.14 DJF203	+38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL75	$0.76 DJF135	-12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$0.76 DJF135	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.84 DJF149	+39.0%
Average			+120.7%

Tirana vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Tirana	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL679	$5.23 DJF930	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,511	$42.20 DJF7,505	+141.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,550,578	$33,541.44 DJF5,964,606	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,551	$36.29 DJF6,453	+23.1%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Tirana	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,576	$50.24 DJF8,934	+175.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL51,480	$1,758.47 DJF312,705	+195.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL35,703	$993.31 DJF176,638	+140.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,752	$544.29 DJF96,790	+597.6%
Average			+277.5%

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pay 81.8% more for childcare

	Tirana	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,270	$340.14 DJF60,486	+32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL465,206	$12,437.75 DJF2,211,779	+131.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL236	$6.70 DJF1,191	+145.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL160	$2.79 DJF496	+50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL331	$3.42 DJF609	-10.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,057	$76.29 DJF13,567	+62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL756	$8.37 DJF1,489	-4.1%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Tirana	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,568	$27.91 DJF4,964	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,134	$19.54 DJF3,474	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,666	$122.81 DJF21,840	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,601	$66.99 DJF11,913	-50.0%
Average			-35.8%

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