Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 18.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 22.7% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 45.0% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Tirana

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Tirana are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Tirana. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tirana.

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Tirana vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$9.77 ALL794	+228.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$10.99 ALL893	+57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.38 ALL193	+266.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.26 ALL103	+258.6%
Average			+159.1%

Bangkok vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.18 ALL96	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.45 ALL524	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$8.47 ALL688	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.77 ALL306	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$4.12 ALL335	+152.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.89 ALL72	-49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.12 ALL91	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.98 ALL80	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.84 ALL68	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.47 ALL38	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.58 ALL47	-16.5%
Average			-3.4%

Bangkok vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$8.77 ALL712	+65.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$19.54 ALL1,587	-44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$32.98 ALL2,678	+212.7%
Average			+18.0%

Bangkok vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.7% more for housing

	Bangkok	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$19.91 ALL1,617	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$828.78 ALL67,311	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$479.97 ALL38,982	+38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$74.95 ALL6,088	-8.6%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$344.43 ALL27,973	-39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$8,249.97 ALL670K	-50.0%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$3.54 ALL288	+32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$2.25 ALL183	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.76 ALL387	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$55.71 ALL4,525	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$9.77 ALL794	+29.0%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$69.87 ALL5,675	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$47.44 ALL3,853	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$122.26 ALL9,930	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$115.33 ALL9,367	+4.9%
Average			+9.6%

Bangkok vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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