Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Karaj Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.7 times more expensive than Karaj.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 73.3% more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Karaj Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Karaj	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$9.77 ALL794	+160.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$10.99 ALL893	+174.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR623K	$2.38 ALL193	+425.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$1.26 ALL103	-25.3%
Average			+151.3%

Karaj vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Karaj	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR686K	$1.18 ALL96	+136.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$6.45 ALL524	+191.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 IRR3M	$8.47 ALL688	+235.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 IRR1M	$3.77 ALL306	+258.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$4.12 ALL335	+169.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 IRR550K	$0.89 ALL72	+122.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 IRR1M	$1.12 ALL91	+42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 IRR471K	$0.98 ALL80	+186.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR301K	$0.84 ALL68	+284.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 IRR274K	$0.47 ALL38	+134.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR284K	$0.58 ALL47	+179.3%
Average			+167.8%

Karaj vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Karaj	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$8.77 ALL712	+2509.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 IRR18M	$19.54 ALL1,587	+50.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 IRR4M	$32.98 ALL2,678	+1121.4%
Average			+295.3%

Karaj vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Karaj	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$19.91 ALL1,617	+438.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$292.57 IRR402M	$828.78 ALL67,311	+183.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.49 IRR673M	$479.97 ALL38,982	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$74.95 ALL6,088	+653.2%
Average			+121.6%

Karaj vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Karaj	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$344.43 ALL27,973	+219.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$827.70 IRR1B	$8,249.97 ALL670K	+896.7%
Average			+464.4%

Karaj vs. Tirana - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karaj	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.50 IRR687K	$3.54 ALL288	+608.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.08 IRR1M	$2.25 ALL183	+108.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$4.76 ALL387	+90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.73 IRR31M	$55.71 ALL4,525	+145.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.09 IRR2M	$9.77 ALL794	+794.5%
Average			+295.5%

Karaj vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 73.3% more for clothing

	Karaj	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 IRR34M	$69.87 ALL5,675	+179.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.33 IRR39M	$47.44 ALL3,853	+67.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.31 IRR134M	$122.26 ALL9,930	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$115.33 ALL9,367	+53.4%
Average			+73.3%

Karaj vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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