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Tirana vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 24.0% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 54.9% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	Singapore	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.90	$12.05 ALL998	+29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.92	$12.05 ALL998	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.02	$2.04 ALL169	+29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.48	$1.04 ALL86	-10.3%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Singapore	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.03	$1.15 ALL95	-51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.40	$6.73 ALL557	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.79	$8.27 ALL685	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.16	$4.21 ALL349	+30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.48	$3.67 ALL304	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.50	$0.77 ALL64	-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.75	$1.27 ALL105	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.85	$0.97 ALL80	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.52	$0.88 ALL73	-25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$0.61 ALL50	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.25	$0.60 ALL50	-38.7%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Singapore	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.60	$8.19 ALL678	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD119.01	$19.28 ALL1,596	-79.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD179K	$34,989.79 ALL3M	-74.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.50	$32.54 ALL2,693	+234.0%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 54.9% less for housing

	Singapore	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.02	$18.93 ALL1,567	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,997.27	$838.35 ALL69,395	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,920.13	$548.59 ALL45,410	-75.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD149.10	$87.73 ALL7,262	-24.5%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,607.95	$312.88 ALL25,899	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,302.47	$5,810.16 ALL481K	-80.0%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.92	$3.01 ALL249	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.00	$2.11 ALL174	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.36	$4.46 ALL369	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD150.25	$58.65 ALL4,855	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.88	$9.04 ALL748	-22.1%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Singapore	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.93	$68.30 ALL5,654	-19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.61	$47.45 ALL3,928	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD134.04	$107.71 ALL8,916	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD161.85	$131.74 ALL10,905	+4.4%
Average			-0.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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