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Tirana vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 55.7% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 42.7% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 37.1% less in Tirana
Housing: pay 64.1% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Tirana

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Bern	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF23.49	$12.05 ALL999	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.09	$12.05 ALL999	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.15	$2.04 ALL169	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.96	$1.04 ALL86	-78.9%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 42.7% less for groceries

	Bern	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF3.00	$1.15 ALL95	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.72	$6.73 ALL558	-53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.91	$8.27 ALL686	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF6.02	$4.21 ALL349	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF12.42	$3.67 ALL304	-76.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.39	$0.77 ALL64	-55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.83	$1.27 ALL105	+22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.16	$0.97 ALL81	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.73	$0.88 ALL73	-74.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.84	$0.61 ALL50	-41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.84	$0.60 ALL50	-43.0%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 37.1% less for transportation

	Bern	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.77	$8.19 ALL679	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF80.47	$19.28 ALL1,599	-80.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,994.66	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF52.41	$32.54 ALL2,697	-50.1%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 64.1% less for housing

	Bern	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF51.30	$18.93 ALL1,569	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,566.62	$838.35 ALL69,500	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,315.76	$548.59 ALL45,478	-66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF188.54	$87.73 ALL7,273	-62.6%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Bern	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,749.56	$312.88 ALL25,938	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF32,860.54	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	-85.8%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.54	$3.01 ALL250	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.98	$2.11 ALL175	-66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.46	$4.46 ALL370	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF65.64	$58.65 ALL4,862	-28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF22.13	$9.04 ALL749	-67.2%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Bern	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF125.34	$68.30 ALL5,662	-56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF57.00	$47.45 ALL3,934	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF134.29	$107.71 ALL8,929	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF170.72	$131.74 ALL10,921	-38.0%
Average			-40.7%

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