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Albania

Tirana vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 66.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 35.6% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 98.2% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.1% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Tirana

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Tirana are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

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Tirana vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.3% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$9.77 ALL794	-9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$10.99 ALL893	+90.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$2.38 ALL193	+229.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$1.26 ALL103	+203.9%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.18 ALL96	+34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$6.45 ALL524	+103.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$8.47 ALL688	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$3.77 ALL306	+52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$4.12 ALL335	+95.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$0.89 ALL72	+18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$1.12 ALL91	+75.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.98 ALL80	+8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.84 ALL68	+13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.47 ALL38	-19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.58 ALL47	+9.3%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$8.77 ALL712	+70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$19.54 ALL1,587	-34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+68.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$32.98 ALL2,678	+58.0%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 98.2% more for housing

	Gaborone	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$19.91 ALL1,617	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$828.78 ALL67,311	+132.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$479.97 ALL38,982	+116.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$74.95 ALL6,088	+64.3%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$344.43 ALL27,973	+170.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$8,249.97 ALL670K	+230.0%
Average			+199.0%

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pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$3.54 ALL288	+78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$2.25 ALL183	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$4.76 ALL387	+31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$55.71 ALL4,525	+65.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$9.77 ALL794	+58.9%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$69.87 ALL5,675	+47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$47.44 ALL3,853	+183.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$122.26 ALL9,930	+69.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$115.33 ALL9,367	+47.2%
Average			+79.4%

Gaborone vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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