Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 0.6% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Dakar
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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