Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 57.6% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 91.2% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 59.1% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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