Cost of living comparison

 Tirana, Albania
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 50.2% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants
pay 13.8% less in Seoul
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 7.9% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 40.1% more in Seoul
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 29.5% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 7.7% less in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.8% less for restaurants

 
Tirana
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.92
ALL945
$7.88
₩10,760
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.73
ALL756
$6.09
₩8,314
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.58
ALL137
$1.59
₩2,167

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Tirana
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
ALL86
$3.10
₩4,227
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.31
ALL546
$6.52
₩8,910
Milk (1 gallon) $7.59
ALL657
$8.06
₩11,005

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

 
Tirana
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.84
ALL679
$4.59
₩6,266
Monthly public transit pass $17.47
ALL1,511
$44.40
₩60,645
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,474.40
ALL2,550,578
$27,023.07
₩36,906,200

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pay 40.1% more for housing

 
Tirana
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.21
ALL1,576
$22.27
₩30,420
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $594.90
ALL51,480
$883.18
₩1,206,184
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $412.58
ALL35,703
$490.54
₩669,944

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Tirana
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $257.35
ALL22,270
$385.48
₩526,462
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,375.91
ALL465,206
$20,782.92
₩28,383,844

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tirana
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
ALL236
$3.58
₩4,891
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
ALL160
$3.60
₩4,919
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.82
ALL331
$3.22
₩4,402

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

 
Tirana
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.35
ALL5,568
$59.13
₩80,752
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.77
ALL4,134
$46.64
₩63,704
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.14
ALL8,666
$86.69
₩118,399

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