Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 53.9% cheaper than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.3% less in Tripoli
- Groceries
-
pay 49.0% less in Tripoli
- Transportation
-
pay 46.6% less in Tripoli
- Housing
-
pay 46.7% less in Tripoli
- Childcare
-
pay 75.1% less in Tripoli
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.9% less in Tripoli
- Clothing
-
pay 41.9% less in Tripoli
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Tripoli.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL945
|
$5.63
LYD30.790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL756
|
$4.10
LYD22.390
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL137
|
$0.50
LYD2.760
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$0.10
LYD0.560
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
$0.27
LYD1.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL546
|
$2.57
LYD14.070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL657
|
$4.05
LYD22.120
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL311
|
$1.48
LYD8.080
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL306
|
$1.59
LYD8.680
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL64
|
$0.88
LYD4.830
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL100
|
$0.57
LYD3.130
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$0.36
LYD1.950
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL75
|
$0.25
LYD1.350
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL44
|
$0.30
LYD1.630
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL52
|
$0.32
LYD1.770
|
|
pay 46.6% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL679
|
$0.12
LYD0.640
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,511
|
$22.74
LYD124.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,550,578
|
$14,851.83
LYD81,171.010
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,551
|
$9.32
LYD50.940
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,576
|
$20.49
LYD111.960
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL51,480
|
$210.71
LYD1,151.590
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL35,703
|
$130.23
LYD711.750
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,752
|
$26.36
LYD144.080
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL22,270
|
$72.27
LYD394.970
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL465,206
|
$1,170.59
LYD6,397.710
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL236
|
$0.72
LYD3.920
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL160
|
$0.60
LYD3.270
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL331
|
$2.15
LYD11.760
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,057
|
$26.63
LYD145.550
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL756
|
$5.12
LYD27.990
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,568
|
$30.22
LYD165.140
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,134
|
$39.67
LYD216.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,666
|
$52.09
LYD284.700
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,601
|
$67.60
LYD369.470
|
|
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