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Tirana vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 8.0% more expensive than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 47.7% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 69.1% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.7% more for restaurants

	Seoul	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,514	$12.05 ALL999	+41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,281	$12.05 ALL999	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,415	$2.04 ALL169	+24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,151	$1.04 ALL86	+33.0%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Seoul	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,772	$1.15 ALL95	-64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,011	$6.73 ALL558	-0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,566	$8.27 ALL686	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,321	$4.21 ALL349	+43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩6,880	$3.67 ALL304	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,078	$0.77 ALL64	-77.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,246	$1.27 ALL105	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,466	$0.97 ALL81	-58.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,086	$0.88 ALL73	-68.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,386	$0.61 ALL50	-62.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,912	$0.60 ALL50	-53.9%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 69.1% more for transportation

	Seoul	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,530	$8.19 ALL679	+84.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩67,782	$19.28 ALL1,599	-58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩36,951,647	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,475	$32.54 ALL2,697	+209.9%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Seoul	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,296	$18.93 ALL1,569	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1,364,083	$838.35 ALL69,500	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩824,340	$548.59 ALL45,478	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩175,208	$87.73 ALL7,273	-26.2%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Seoul	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩530,786	$312.88 ALL25,938	-13.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩31,932,878	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	-73.2%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,214	$3.01 ALL250	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,450	$2.11 ALL175	-43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$4.46 ALL370	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩83,028	$58.65 ALL4,862	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,642	$9.04 ALL749	-14.8%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Seoul	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩73,344	$68.30 ALL5,662	+37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,201	$47.45 ALL3,934	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩110,450	$107.71 ALL8,929	+43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩145,992	$131.74 ALL10,921	+33.0%
Average			+33.5%

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