Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Roseau, Dominica

Roseau vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 20.7% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in Roseau
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Roseau
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Roseau

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

Roseau vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL1,002	$7.40 EC$20.00	-32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL802	$6.66 EC$18.00	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL145	$1.71 EC$4.62	+8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL75	$1.48 EC$4.00	+80.2%
Average			+8.2%

Tirana vs. Roseau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tirana	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL91	$2.47 EC$6.67	+147.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL580	$1.11 EC$3.00	-82.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL697	$14.24 EC$38.49	+87.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL329	$5.18 EC$14.00	+44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL325	$4.69 EC$12.66	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL68	$2.85 EC$7.71	+286.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL106	$1.02 EC$2.77	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL75	$2.12 EC$5.74	+158.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL80	$2.41 EC$6.50	+175.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL46	$1.48 EC$4.00	+194.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL55	$1.39 EC$3.75	+130.8%
Average			+105.9%

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Tirana	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL720	$4.49 EC$12.13	-42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,603	$32.25 EC$87.16	+84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,705,750	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	+12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,706	$37.00 EC$100.00	+25.5%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Tirana	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,671	$56.74 EC$153.33	+211.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL54,612	$283.68 EC$766.67	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL37,875	$203.51 EC$550.00	-50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL7,163	$106.28 EC$287.22	+36.2%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Tirana	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL23,624	$111.01 EC$300.00	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL493,508	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-38.1%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL251	$1.85 EC$5.00	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL170	$3.10 EC$8.38	+67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL351	$7.40 EC$20.00	+93.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,304	$43.17 EC$116.67	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL802	$8.33 EC$22.50	-4.7%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Tirana	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,907	$70.92 EC$191.67	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,386	$38.24 EC$103.33	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL9,193	$148.01 EC$400.00	+47.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL12,306	$77.70 EC$210.00	-42.0%
Average			-1.0%

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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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