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Tirana vs. Brussels Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 36.0% cheaper than Brussels.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Tirana
Housing: pay 51.7% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.4% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Brussels Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% less for restaurants

	Brussels	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 €25.13	$12.05 ALL995	-58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 €12.37	$12.05 ALL995	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 €2.75	$2.04 ALL168	-36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.60	$1.04 ALL86	-65.7%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Brussels	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 €2.46	$1.15 ALL95	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.00 €6.89	$6.73 ALL556	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 €5.05	$8.27 ALL683	+40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.30	$4.21 ALL348	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.44	$3.67 ALL303	-41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.23	$0.77 ALL64	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$1.27 ALL105	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.97 ALL80	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 €1.49	$0.88 ALL73	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.61 ALL50	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.00	$0.60 ALL49	-48.7%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Brussels	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.25 €6.24	$8.19 ALL676	+13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.24 €55.29	$19.28 ALL1,592	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,037.93 €30,160.89	$34,989.79 ALL3M	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.33 €23.53	$32.54 ALL2,686	+19.1%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 51.7% less for housing

	Brussels	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.00 €48.21	$18.93 ALL1,562	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,315.56 €1,132.44	$838.35 ALL69,198	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.57 €948.24	$548.59 ALL45,281	-50.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.72 €164.18	$87.73 ALL7,241	-54.0%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Brussels	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,090.35 €938.58	$312.88 ALL25,825	-71.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,587.78 €19,443.72	$5,810.16 ALL480K	-74.3%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brussels	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.89 €5.93	$3.01 ALL249	-56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.78 €4.11	$2.11 ALL174	-55.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.43 €11.56	$4.46 ALL368	-66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.10 €34.52	$58.65 ALL4,841	+46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.23 €13.97	$9.04 ALL746	-44.3%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Brussels	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.27 €85.45	$68.30 ALL5,638	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.81 €40.29	$47.45 ALL3,916	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.78 €97.08	$107.71 ALL8,891	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.88 €129.02	$131.74 ALL10,874	-12.1%
Average			-11.6%

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