Cost of living comparison

Moldova

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Albania

Tirana vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 19.8% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 47.9% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 53.6% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 5.9% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Tirana

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Chisinau.

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Tirana vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL201.58	$9.77 ALL794	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL156.22	$10.99 ALL893	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.71	$2.38 ALL193	+97.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.00	$1.26 ALL103	+41.9%
Average			+13.1%

Chisinau vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.9% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.77	$1.18 ALL96	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.82	$6.45 ALL524	+32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL85.03	$8.47 ALL688	+78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL50.06	$3.77 ALL306	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.34	$4.12 ALL335	+74.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.87	$0.89 ALL72	+102.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.68	$1.12 ALL91	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.87	$0.98 ALL80	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL18.06	$0.84 ALL68	-16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.47 ALL38	+49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.42	$0.58 ALL47	+134.9%
Average			+47.9%

Chisinau vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.6% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.64	$8.77 ALL712	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL242.90	$19.54 ALL1,587	+44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL530K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.69	$32.98 ALL2,678	+568.0%
Average			+53.6%

Chisinau vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Chisinau	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL190.33	$19.91 ALL1,617	+87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	$828.78 ALL67,311	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	$479.97 ALL38,982	+10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	$74.95 ALL6,088	-59.7%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 5.9% more for childcare

	Chisinau	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	$344.43 ALL27,973	-20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL105K	$8,249.97 ALL670K	+41.2%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.32	$3.54 ALL288	+57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.87	$2.25 ALL183	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.48	$4.76 ALL387	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL748.71	$55.71 ALL4,525	+33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL151.18	$9.77 ALL794	+16.1%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	$69.87 ALL5,675	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL845.61	$47.44 ALL3,853	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	$122.26 ALL9,930	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	$115.33 ALL9,367	-0.2%
Average			-1.4%

Chisinau vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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