Cost of living comparison

Senegal

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 1.7% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 25.3% less in Tirana
Housing: pay 9.5% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.8% more for restaurants

	Dakar	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$9.77 ALL794	+90.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 F CFA6,478	$10.99 ALL893	-0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 F CFA715	$2.38 ALL193	+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 F CFA511	$1.26 ALL103	+44.5%
Average			+47.8%

Dakar vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Dakar	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 F CFA424	$1.18 ALL96	+62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 F CFA5,066	$6.45 ALL524	-25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.67 F CFA5,646	$8.47 ALL688	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 F CFA1,442	$3.77 ALL306	+52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 F CFA2,385	$4.12 ALL335	+0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 F CFA849	$0.89 ALL72	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 F CFA501	$1.12 ALL91	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 F CFA768	$0.98 ALL80	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA463	$0.84 ALL68	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA362	$0.47 ALL38	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 F CFA249	$0.58 ALL47	+35.7%
Average			+0.4%

Dakar vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.3% less for transportation

	Dakar	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.27 F CFA3,659	$8.77 ALL712	+40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.82 F CFA44,847	$19.54 ALL1,587	-74.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.20 F CFA11,212	$32.98 ALL2,678	+71.7%
Average			-25.3%

Dakar vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.5% less for housing

	Dakar	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.36 F CFA27,068	$19.91 ALL1,617	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$810.84 F CFA473K	$828.78 ALL67,311	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$431.19 F CFA252K	$479.97 ALL38,982	+11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.27 F CFA90,649	$74.95 ALL6,088	-51.7%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Dakar	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.49 F CFA188K	$344.43 ALL27,973	+7.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	$8,249.97 ALL670K	-20.7%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$3.54 ALL288	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 F CFA1,968	$2.25 ALL183	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.13 F CFA1,246	$4.76 ALL387	+123.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 F CFA26,161	$55.71 ALL4,525	+24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$9.77 ALL794	+14.5%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Dakar	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.04 F CFA33,885	$69.87 ALL5,675	+20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.52 F CFA26,576	$47.44 ALL3,853	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$122.26 ALL9,930	+43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.73 F CFA56,474	$115.33 ALL9,367	+19.2%
Average			+21.0%

Dakar vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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