Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 41.8% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 86.6% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.4% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 75.0% more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$9.77 ALL794	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$10.99 ALL893	+56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$2.38 ALL193	+242.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$1.26 ALL103	+220.9%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Santiago	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.18 ALL96	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$6.45 ALL524	+104.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$8.47 ALL688	+88.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.77 ALL306	+155.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$4.12 ALL335	+153.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$0.89 ALL72	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.12 ALL91	+204.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.98 ALL80	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.84 ALL68	+1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.47 ALL38	-48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.58 ALL47	-42.2%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Santiago	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$8.77 ALL712	+63.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$19.54 ALL1,587	-35.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+125.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$32.98 ALL2,678	+61.7%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Santiago	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$19.91 ALL1,617	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$828.78 ALL67,311	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$479.97 ALL38,982	+76.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$74.95 ALL6,088	+5.7%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 86.6% more for childcare

	Santiago	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$344.43 ALL27,973	+130.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$8,249.97 ALL670K	+50.8%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.54 ALL288	+42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$2.25 ALL183	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$4.76 ALL387	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$55.71 ALL4,525	+124.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$9.77 ALL794	+96.4%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 75.0% more for clothing

	Santiago	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$69.87 ALL5,675	+163.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$47.44 ALL3,853	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$122.26 ALL9,930	+96.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$115.33 ALL9,367	+73.9%
Average			+75.0%

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