Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 45.2% more expensive than Windhoek.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.0% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 19.7% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0 times more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 7.6% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 26.6% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.4% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 70.1% more in Tirana
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Windhoek. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD182.63
|
$10.92
ALL948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD91.26
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD16.91
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.78
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.05
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.18
|
$6.31
ALL548
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD98.25
|
$7.59
ALL659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.09
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.62
|
$3.54
ALL307
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.19
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.42
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.73
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.61
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.34
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.66
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD83.70
|
$7.84
ALL681
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD608.75
|
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD304,376.96
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD126.82
|
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,065.07
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,530.51
|
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,392.64
|
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,140.24
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
|
pay 26.6% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,026.86
|
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD94,706.89
|
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.44
|
$2.73
ALL237
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.05
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.22
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD631.41
|
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD63.41
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
pay 70.1% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD669.63
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD481.68
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,251.33
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,268.24
|
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
|
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