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Tirana vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 21.4% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 50.8% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK156.91	$12.05 ALL992	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK107.87	$12.05 ALL992	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK29.62	$2.04 ALL168	-36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK23.60	$1.04 ALL85	-59.2%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK31.89	$1.15 ALL95	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK61.71	$6.73 ALL554	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK62.61	$8.27 ALL681	+22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK43.58	$4.21 ALL347	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK56.81	$3.67 ALL302	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK14.75	$0.77 ALL63	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.43	$1.27 ALL105	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.21	$0.97 ALL80	-36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.25	$0.88 ALL73	-57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.16	$0.61 ALL50	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.80	$0.60 ALL49	-28.9%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Stockholm	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK64.30	$8.19 ALL674	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,039.52	$19.28 ALL1,588	-82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK313,326.26	$34,989.79 ALL2,880,689	+3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK175.54	$32.54 ALL2,679	+71.8%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 50.8% less for housing

	Stockholm	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK413.00	$18.93 ALL1,558	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,555.31	$838.35 ALL69,021	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,596.33	$548.59 ALL45,165	-47.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,698.84	$87.73 ALL7,223	-52.1%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,498.08	$312.88 ALL25,759	+93.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK143,178.82	$5,810.16 ALL478,347	-62.4%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK77.47	$3.01 ALL248	-64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK47.89	$2.11 ALL173	-59.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK74.53	$4.46 ALL367	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK450.97	$58.65 ALL4,829	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK176.52	$9.04 ALL744	-52.5%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK936.01	$68.30 ALL5,623	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK435.75	$47.45 ALL3,906	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,141.11	$107.71 ALL8,868	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,833.87	$131.74 ALL10,846	-33.4%
Average			-19.3%

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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: December 2025

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