Cost of living comparison

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Tirana is 2.2 times more expensive than Tunis.

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Tunis
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
TND12.170
$10.92
ALL1,016
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.81
TND15.210
$8.73
ALL812
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
TND2.110
$1.58
ALL147

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Tunis
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$0.15
TND0.480
$1.00
ALL93
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
TND15.350
$6.31
ALL587
Milk (1 gallon) $1.72
TND5.440
$7.59
ALL706

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

 
Tunis
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
TND9.680
$7.84
ALL730
Monthly public transit pass $11.22
TND35.490
$17.47
ALL1,625
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,454.35
TND121,687.950
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870

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pay 86.8% more for housing

 
Tunis
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.62
TND71.580
$18.21
ALL1,694
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.97
TND806.840
$594.90
ALL55,341
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $174.18
TND551.200
$412.58
ALL38,381

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Tunis
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $97.37
TND308.120
$257.35
ALL23,940
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,244.15
TND10,266.040
$5,375.91
ALL500,096

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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tunis
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TND5.830
$2.73
ALL254
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.97
TND3.070
$1.85
ALL172
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.20
TND10.140
$3.82
ALL355

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

 
Tunis
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.18
TND146.130
$64.35
ALL5,986
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.28
TND168.600
$47.77
ALL4,444
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.44
TND292.520
$100.14
ALL9,316

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