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Tirana vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 23.7% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 99.7% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 11.1% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 37.4% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$12.05 ALL999	-32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$12.05 ALL999	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$2.04 ALL169	+36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$1.04 ALL86	-27.4%
Average			-8.4%

Libreville vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Libreville	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$1.15 ALL95	-24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$6.73 ALL558	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$8.27 ALL686	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$4.21 ALL349	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$3.67 ALL304	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$0.77 ALL64	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.27 ALL105	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.97 ALL81	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.88 ALL73	-45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.61 ALL50	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.60 ALL50	-63.1%
Average			-32.1%

Libreville vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.7% more for transportation

	Libreville	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$8.19 ALL679	+100.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$19.28 ALL1,599	-60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$32.54 ALL2,697	+343.6%
Average			+99.7%

Libreville vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.1% less for housing

	Libreville	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$18.93 ALL1,569	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$838.35 ALL69,500	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$548.59 ALL45,478	+22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$87.73 ALL7,273	+28.3%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 37.4% more for childcare

	Libreville	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$312.88 ALL25,938	+74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	-0.1%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$3.01 ALL250	+180.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$2.11 ALL175	-66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$4.46 ALL370	+66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$58.65 ALL4,862	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$9.04 ALL749	+101.1%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Libreville	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$68.30 ALL5,662	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$47.45 ALL3,934	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$107.71 ALL8,929	+100.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$131.74 ALL10,921	+22.7%
Average			+26.5%

Libreville vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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