Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 8.8% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 23.3% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 14.3% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 20.6% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+26.0%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Tirana	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+110.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$0.65 ARS986.80	-33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.56 ARS848.63	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.56 ARS844.64	-3.7%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 23.3% less for transportation

	Tirana	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	+40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-70.9%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 14.3% more for housing

	Tirana	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$770.79 ARS1M	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$509.75 ARS774K	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$162.43 ARS247K	+116.7%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 20.6% more for childcare

	Tirana	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$464.87 ARS706K	+35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+7.8%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+71.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+6.3%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Tirana	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$120.49 ARS183K	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$95.69 ARS145K	+101.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$115.94 ARS176K	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$138.37 ARS210K	+20.0%
Average			+41.0%

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