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Tirana vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 31.9% more expensive than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Tirana
Housing: pay 52.5% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2% more for restaurants

	Kingstown	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.05 ALL1,009	+62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.05 ALL1,009	+8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.04 ALL171	-8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.04 ALL87	-50.5%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.15 ALL96	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$6.73 ALL563	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$8.27 ALL692	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$4.21 ALL353	-8.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$3.67 ALL307	+67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$0.77 ALL64	-80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$1.27 ALL106	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$0.97 ALL81	-75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$0.88 ALL74	-63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$0.61 ALL51	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$0.60 ALL50	-59.4%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$8.19 ALL686	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	$19.28 ALL1,614	-61.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102K	$34,989.79 ALL3M	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	$32.54 ALL2,724	+25.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 52.5% more for housing

	Kingstown	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$18.93 ALL1,584	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$838.35 ALL70,170	+151.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$548.59 ALL45,917	+69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	$87.73 ALL7,343	+55.0%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Kingstown	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	$312.88 ALL26,188	+160.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,810.16 ALL486K
Average			+160.2%

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pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.01 ALL252	+62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.11 ALL176	-48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.46 ALL373	+9.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$58.65 ALL4,909	+81.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	$9.04 ALL757	+95.4%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Kingstown	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	$68.30 ALL5,717	+5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	$47.45 ALL3,971	-23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$107.71 ALL9,015	+45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$131.74 ALL11,027	+42.4%
Average			+17.5%

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