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Tirana vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 25.1% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 69.3% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.21	$12.05 ALL998	-26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.92	$12.05 ALL998	+22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.67	$2.04 ALL169	-21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.18	$1.04 ALL86	-53.6%
Average			-19.6%

Canberra vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.84	$1.15 ALL95	-57.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.08	$6.73 ALL557	+35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.80	$8.27 ALL685	+50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.13	$4.21 ALL349	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.92	$3.67 ALL304	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$0.77 ALL64	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.91	$1.27 ALL105	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.89	$0.97 ALL80	-27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.64	$0.88 ALL73	-52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.44	$0.61 ALL50	-39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.48	$0.60 ALL50	-42.6%
Average			-18.4%

Canberra vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Canberra	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.27	$8.19 ALL678	+85.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$174.50	$19.28 ALL1,596	-84.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$41,234.00	$34,989.79 ALL3M	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.87	$32.54 ALL2,693	+71.9%
Average			+23.4%

Canberra vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Canberra	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$73.79	$18.93 ALL1,567	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,207.08	$838.35 ALL69,395	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,647.58	$548.59 ALL45,410	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$225.80	$87.73 ALL7,262	-44.8%
Average			-51.8%

Canberra vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

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pay 69.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,490.70	$312.88 ALL25,899	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,916.98	$5,810.16 ALL481K	-56.4%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.28	$3.01 ALL249	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.84	$2.11 ALL174	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$44.09	$4.46 ALL369	-85.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$83.34	$58.65 ALL4,855	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.56	$9.04 ALL748	-30.9%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Canberra	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$98.53	$68.30 ALL5,654	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$81.99	$47.45 ALL3,928	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$133.55	$107.71 ALL8,916	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$168.11	$131.74 ALL10,905	+11.3%
Average			+1.6%

Canberra vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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