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Tirana vs. Sofia Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 7.9% more expensive than Sofia.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 68.2% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 8.9% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Sofia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Sofia	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 BGN19.82	$12.05 ALL986	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.40 BGN15.61	$12.05 ALL986	+28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 BGN2.81	$2.04 ALL167	+20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BGN2.25	$1.04 ALL85	-23.3%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Sofia	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 BGN2.10	$1.15 ALL94	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.03 BGN10.01	$6.73 ALL551	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 BGN11.91	$8.27 ALL676	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 BGN6.46	$4.21 ALL344	+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 BGN6.21	$3.67 ALL300	-1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 BGN1.42	$0.77 ALL63	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 BGN1.46	$1.27 ALL104	+44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.44	$0.97 ALL80	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 BGN2.08	$0.88 ALL72	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BGN0.83	$0.61 ALL50	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 BGN0.72	$0.60 ALL49	+38.2%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 68.2% more for transportation

	Sofia	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 BGN9.66	$8.19 ALL670	+40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.84 BGN49.54	$19.28 ALL1,577	-35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,917.07 BGN51,323.57	$34,989.79 ALL3M	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.19 BGN15.26	$32.54 ALL2,661	+254.0%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Sofia	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.81 BGN24.59	$18.93 ALL1,548	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.45 BGN1,212.57	$838.35 ALL68,562	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$549.13 BGN911.57	$548.59 ALL44,865	-0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.21 BGN199.56	$87.73 ALL7,175	-27.0%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Sofia	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$641.00 BGN1,064.09	$312.88 ALL25,588	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,323.50 BGN15,477.38	$5,810.16 ALL475K	-37.7%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sofia	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 BGN4.95	$3.01 ALL246	+1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 BGN4.34	$2.11 ALL172	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BGN6.44	$4.46 ALL365	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.47 BGN73.82	$58.65 ALL4,797	+31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.15 BGN16.84	$9.04 ALL739	-10.9%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 8.9% more for clothing

	Sofia	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.40 BGN118.53	$68.30 ALL5,586	-4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.83 BGN61.14	$47.45 ALL3,880	+28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.77 BGN182.23	$107.71 ALL8,809	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.74 BGN193.79	$131.74 ALL10,774	+12.9%
Average			+8.9%

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