Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 1.6% cheaper than Male.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 25.9% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 51.1% more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Male	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$9.77 ALL793	+62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$10.99 ALL892	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.38 ALL193	+46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.26 ALL103	+325.4%
Average			+56.0%

Male vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Male	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.18 ALL96	-28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$6.45 ALL523	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$8.47 ALL687	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$3.77 ALL306	+96.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$4.12 ALL334	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.89 ALL72	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.12 ALL91	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$0.98 ALL80	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$0.84 ALL68	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.47 ALL38	-49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.58 ALL47	-32.9%
Average			-16.6%

Male vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Male	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$8.77 ALL712	+130.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$19.54 ALL1,585	-36.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$32.98 ALL2,675	+88.2%
Average			+28.7%

Male vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.9% less for housing

	Male	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$19.91 ALL1,615	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$828.78 ALL67,222	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$479.97 ALL38,930	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$74.95 ALL6,080	-17.6%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Male	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$344.43 ALL27,937	+86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$8,249.97 ALL669K	+174.6%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.54 ALL287	-27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$2.25 ALL182	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$4.76 ALL386	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$55.71 ALL4,519	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$9.77 ALL793	+0.4%
Average			-28.0%

Male vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.1% more for clothing

	Male	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$69.87 ALL5,667	+76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$47.44 ALL3,848	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$122.26 ALL9,917	+40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$115.33 ALL9,355	+119.6%
Average			+51.1%

Male vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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