Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 63.0% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 80.7% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 12.6% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.4% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Oranjestad

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

Oranjestad vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL956	$19.00 AWG34.25	+74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL764	$10.27 AWG18.51	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL138	$1.33 AWG2.40	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL72	$1.61 AWG2.90	+95.9%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 80.7% more for groceries

	Tirana	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL87	$3.05 AWG5.50	+206.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL553	$6.00 AWG10.81	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL665	$6.40 AWG11.54	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL314	$5.00 AWG9.01	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL310	$5.21 AWG9.39	+47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL65	$1.79 AWG3.22	+142.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL101	$0.91 AWG1.64	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL72	$1.81 AWG3.27	+121.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL76	$2.72 AWG4.91	+212.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$1.06 AWG1.91	+110.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL53	$0.91 AWG1.64	+50.9%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Tirana	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL687	$5.66 AWG10.20	-27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,529	$40.00 AWG72.10	+129.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,580,194	$35,000.00 AWG63,087.50	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,580	$51.10 AWG92.10	+73.4%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Tirana	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,594	$91.80 AWG165.47	+404.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL52,078	$810.73 AWG1,461.33	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL36,117	$655.25 AWG1,181.08	+58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,830	$167.08 AWG301.16	+114.1%
Average			+153.3%

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pay 12.6% more for childcare

	Tirana	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,528	$225.00 AWG405.56	-12.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL470,608	$7,404.07 AWG13,345.83	+37.7%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 93.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL239	$3.00 AWG5.41	+9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL162	$3.72 AWG6.70	+100.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL334	$10.00 AWG18.02	+161.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,104	$131.44 AWG236.93	+180.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL764	$10.00 AWG18.02	+14.5%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Tirana	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,633	$80.00 AWG144.20	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,182	$57.37 AWG103.42	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,767	$116.59 AWG210.15	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,735	$102.90 AWG185.47	-23.2%
Average			+9.4%

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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: April 2025

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