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Tirana vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 38.6% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 46.9% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 34.0% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 7.8% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD398.60	$12.05 ALL986	+58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD348.78	$12.05 ALL986	+80.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD103.97	$2.04 ALL167	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD70.31	$1.04 ALL85	-22.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

	Skopje	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD42.38	$1.15 ALL94	+41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD245.33	$6.73 ALL551	+43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD262.67	$8.27 ALL676	+64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD117.52	$4.21 ALL344	+87.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD187.98	$3.67 ALL300	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD26.80	$0.77 ALL63	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.99	$1.27 ALL104	+95.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD34.71	$0.97 ALL80	+46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD51.31	$0.88 ALL72	-10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.61	$0.61 ALL50	+54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.24	$0.60 ALL49	+40.6%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Skopje	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD308.16	$8.19 ALL670	+39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,494.76	$19.28 ALL1,577	-32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD2M	$34,989.79 ALL3M	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD288.99	$32.54 ALL2,661	+488.5%
Average			+124.2%

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pay 34.0% more for housing

	Skopje	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,000.25	$18.93 ALL1,548	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD22,681.72	$838.35 ALL68,562	+93.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,677.70	$548.59 ALL44,865	+71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,386.45	$87.73 ALL7,175	-28.2%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 7.8% more for childcare

	Skopje	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD16,862.18	$312.88 ALL25,588	-3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD256K	$5,810.16 ALL475K	+18.5%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD149.48	$3.01 ALL246	+5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD116.25	$2.11 ALL172	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD169.41	$4.46 ALL365	+37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,026.52	$58.65 ALL4,797	+51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD348.78	$9.04 ALL739	+35.5%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Skopje	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,500.90	$68.30 ALL5,586	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,144.39	$47.45 ALL3,880	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,521.14	$107.71 ALL8,809	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,068.76	$131.74 ALL10,774	+13.5%
Average			+2.6%

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