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Tirana vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 66.6% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 19.8% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 62.6% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 9.6% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.2% more for restaurants

	Suva	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD11.98	$12.05 ALL999	+127.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD14.97	$12.05 ALL999	+82.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.11	$2.04 ALL169	+48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.51	$1.04 ALL86	+55.1%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 19.8% more for groceries

	Suva	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.16	$1.15 ALL95	+123.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.49	$6.73 ALL558	+32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.80	$8.27 ALL686	+73.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.31	$4.21 ALL349	+30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.73	$3.67 ALL304	+44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$0.77 ALL64	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$1.27 ALL105	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.53	$0.97 ALL81	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.25	$0.88 ALL73	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.41	$0.61 ALL50	-2.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.22	$0.60 ALL50	+10.6%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Suva	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.48	$8.19 ALL679	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD49.90	$19.28 ALL1,599	-12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD54,887.09	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	+44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$32.54 ALL2,697	+637.0%
Average			+182.5%

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Suva	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD53.89	$18.93 ALL1,569	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,097.74	$838.35 ALL69,500	+72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD858.23	$548.59 ALL45,478	+44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD78.09	$87.73 ALL7,273	+153.9%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 9.6% less for childcare

	Suva	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD506.46	$312.88 ALL25,938	+39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD31,934.31	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	-58.9%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD6.99	$3.01 ALL250	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.73	$2.11 ALL175	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD21.95	$4.46 ALL370	-54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD67.53	$58.65 ALL4,862	+96.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.73	$9.04 ALL749	+134.0%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Suva	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD57.88	$68.30 ALL5,662	+166.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD60.87	$47.45 ALL3,934	+76.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD155.48	$107.71 ALL8,929	+56.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD137.32	$131.74 ALL10,921	+116.9%
Average			+104.1%

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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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