Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 33.4% more expensive than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 44.6% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 23.0% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 43.7% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 18.7% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Tirana

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

Planning a move to Albania? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Tirana vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 24.0% more for restaurants

	Skopje	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.58 MKD526.47	$9.77 ALL799	+2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 MKD354.47	$10.99 ALL899	+70.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 MKD100.62	$2.38 ALL195	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MKD73.89	$1.26 ALL103	-6.0%
Average			+24.0%

Skopje vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.6% more for groceries

	Skopje	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MKD42.29	$1.18 ALL96	+53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 MKD218.43	$6.45 ALL528	+62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76 MKD261.52	$8.47 ALL692	+77.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MKD135.24	$3.77 ALL308	+53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MKD184.19	$4.12 ALL337	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD36.08	$0.89 ALL73	+35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MKD35.25	$1.12 ALL91	+74.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.52	$0.98 ALL80	+61.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MKD47.73	$0.84 ALL69	-3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.38	$0.47 ALL38	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 MKD20.13	$0.58 ALL47	+57.7%
Average			+44.6%

Skopje vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.0% more for transportation

	Skopje	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 MKD329.62	$8.77 ALL717	+46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.26 MKD1,497.78	$19.54 ALL1,598	-28.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,440.15 MKD2M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 MKD319.53	$32.98 ALL2,696	+467.0%
Average			+23.0%

Skopje vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 43.7% more for housing

	Skopje	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.00 MKD1,043.91	$19.91 ALL1,628	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.20 MKD22,976.09	$828.78 ALL67,759	+98.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.42 MKD17,823.73	$479.97 ALL39,241	+47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.51 MKD6,566.21	$74.95 ALL6,128	-37.3%
Average			+43.7%

Skopje vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.7% more for childcare

	Skopje	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$355.23 MKD19,516.52	$344.43 ALL28,160	-3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,681.18 MKD312K	$8,249.97 ALL674K	+45.2%
Average			+18.7%

Skopje vs. Tirana - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MKD149.78	$3.54 ALL290	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 MKD115.10	$2.25 ALL184	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 MKD189.72	$4.76 ALL389	+37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.17 MKD2,096.89	$55.71 ALL4,555	+46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.27 MKD399.41	$9.77 ALL799	+34.4%
Average			+30.6%

Skopje vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Skopje	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.15 MKD4,623.15	$69.87 ALL5,712	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.88 MKD2,026.00	$47.44 ALL3,879	+28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.78 MKD5,591.71	$122.26 ALL9,996	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.67 MKD6,190.26	$115.33 ALL9,429	+2.4%
Average			+7.1%

Skopje vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Skopje vs. Tirana

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Tirana?

More cost comparisons

Skopje vs.

Berlin

Skopje vs.

Reykjavik

Skopje vs.

Warsaw

Skopje vs.

Hanoi

Skopje vs.

Lima

Skopje vs.

Beijing

Skopje vs.

Dublin

Skopje vs.

Washington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Macedonia vs. Albania. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Macedonia and Albania.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Skopje

Add prices for Tirana

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tirana or Skopje. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.