Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 76.4% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$4.26
ALL400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$6.34
ALL596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$3.10
ALL291
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$8.27
ALL777
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
|
pay 86.9% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$1.95
ALL183
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$1.51
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$7.21
ALL678
|
|
pay 94.0% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
|
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