Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 5.7% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 0.6% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 13.5% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$9.77 ALL794	+26.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,345.37	$10.99 ALL893	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,267.92	$2.38 ALL193	+77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,755.00	$1.26 ALL103	+45.6%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Bogota	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,690.34	$1.18 ALL96	-51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,460.95	$6.45 ALL524	+64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,479.18	$8.47 ALL688	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,767.09	$3.77 ALL306	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,487.06	$4.12 ALL335	+24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,960.76	$0.89 ALL72	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,555.68	$1.12 ALL91	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,775.49	$0.98 ALL80	+12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,499.80	$0.84 ALL68	+6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,066.32	$0.47 ALL38	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,985.15	$0.58 ALL47	-7.6%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Bogota	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,551.55	$8.77 ALL712	+79.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$19.54 ALL1,587	-60.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP74M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,160.97	$32.98 ALL2,678	+58.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 0.6% more for housing

	Bogota	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,422.33	$19.91 ALL1,617	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$828.78 ALL67,311	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$479.97 ALL38,982	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$74.95 ALL6,088	-19.7%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 13.5% less for childcare

	Bogota	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$344.43 ALL27,973	-25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$8,249.97 ALL670K	+0.7%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,371.06	$3.54 ALL288	+76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,993.08	$2.25 ALL183	-10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,722.28	$4.76 ALL387	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$55.71 ALL4,525	+66.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,504.06	$9.77 ALL794	+26.6%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Bogota	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$69.87 ALL5,675	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$47.44 ALL3,853	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$122.26 ALL9,930	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$115.33 ALL9,367	+10.2%
Average			-5.3%

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