Cost of living comparison

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Tirana vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 42.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 41.8% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 37.6% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 16.8% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$12.05 ALL992	+181.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$12.05 ALL992	+68.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$2.04 ALL168	+102.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.04 ALL85	+59.1%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Lima	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.15 ALL95	-56.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$6.73 ALL554	+49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$8.27 ALL681	+43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$4.21 ALL347	+42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.67 ALL302	+39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.77 ALL63	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.27 ALL105	+150.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.97 ALL80	+68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.88 ALL73	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.61 ALL50	+32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.60 ALL49	+37.8%
Average			+39.9%

Lima vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$8.19 ALL674	+57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$19.28 ALL1,588	-15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$34,989.79 ALL2,880,689	+75.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$32.54 ALL2,679	+49.9%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 37.6% more for housing

	Lima	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$18.93 ALL1,558	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$838.35 ALL69,021	+26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$548.59 ALL45,165	+46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$87.73 ALL7,223	+101.5%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 16.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$312.88 ALL25,759	+62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$5,810.16 ALL478,347	-29.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$3.01 ALL248	+31.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.11 ALL173	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.46 ALL367	-21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$58.65 ALL4,829	+88.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.04 ALL744	+26.6%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Lima	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$68.30 ALL5,623	+33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$47.45 ALL3,906	+32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$107.71 ALL8,868	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$131.74 ALL10,846	+57.4%
Average			+38.0%

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