Cost of living comparison

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Tirana vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.3 times more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants
pay 4.1 times more in Tirana
Groceries
pay 23.9% more in Tirana
Transportation
pay 3.5 times more in Tirana
Housing
pay 83.9% more in Tirana
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Tirana
Clothing
pay 5.5 times more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

 
Khartoum
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.36
SDG1,418.54
$9.77
ALL794
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
$10.99
ALL893
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
SDG308.57
$2.38
ALL193

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

 
Khartoum
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.40
SDG842.10
$1.18
ALL96
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.45
ALL524
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
SDG3,083.40
$8.47
ALL688

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

 
Khartoum
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
SDG2,581.72
$8.77
ALL712
Monthly public transit pass ?? $19.54
ALL1,587
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,000.00
SDG3M
$33,592.07
ALL3M

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pay 83.9% more for housing

 
Khartoum
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
$19.91
ALL1,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $537.26
SDG323K
$828.78
ALL67,311
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $171.67
SDG103K
$479.97
ALL38,982

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Khartoum
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.29
SDG67,544.64
$344.43
ALL27,973
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,702.37
SDG2M
$8,249.97
ALL670K

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Khartoum
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
SDG1,430.34
$3.54
ALL288
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
SDG1,678.29
$2.25
ALL183
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.81
SDG1,088.74
$4.76
ALL387

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pay 5.5 times more for clothing

 
Khartoum
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $69.87
ALL5,675
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.70
SDG5,233.05
$47.44
ALL3,853
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $122.26
ALL9,930

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