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Tirana vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 90.6% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 95.5% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 99.2% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 80.6% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 28.9% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.2% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 38.6% more in Tirana

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.5% more for restaurants

	Astana	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	$12.05 ALL992	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	$12.05 ALL992	+119.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT490.77	$2.04 ALL168	+116.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT282.50	$1.04 ALL85	+91.4%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 99.2% more for groceries

	Astana	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT233.99	$1.15 ALL95	+155.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	$6.73 ALL554	+50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	$8.27 ALL681	+120.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT870.98	$4.21 ALL347	+151.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	$3.67 ALL302	+82.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT297.08	$0.77 ALL63	+35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT427.31	$1.27 ALL105	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT441.55	$0.97 ALL80	+14.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT403.19	$0.88 ALL73	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT124.30	$0.61 ALL50	+155.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT87.25	$0.60 ALL49	+257.0%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Astana	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT904.00	$8.19 ALL674	+371.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	$19.28 ALL1,588	+40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	$34,989.79 ALL2,880,689	+73.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	$32.54 ALL2,679	+344.0%
Average			+207.5%

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pay 80.6% more for housing

	Astana	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	$18.93 ALL1,558	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	$838.35 ALL69,021	+83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	$548.59 ALL45,165	+75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	$87.73 ALL7,223	+122.3%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

	Astana	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	$312.88 ALL25,759	+36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	$5,810.16 ALL478,347	+21.5%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT572.38	$3.01 ALL248	+174.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	$2.11 ALL173	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT944.43	$4.46 ALL367	+145.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	$58.65 ALL4,829	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	$9.04 ALL744	+76.2%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 38.6% more for clothing

	Astana	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	$68.30 ALL5,623	+28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	$47.45 ALL3,906	+41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	$107.71 ALL8,868	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	$131.74 ALL10,846	+54.1%
Average			+38.6%

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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: December 2025

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