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Tirana vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.0% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 72.4% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 18.8% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 27.0% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 38.8% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.4% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,281	$12.05 ALL1,009	+50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥801	$12.05 ALL1,009	+140.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥186	$2.04 ALL171	+75.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥135	$1.04 ALL87	+23.3%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 18.8% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥248	$1.15 ALL96	-26.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,152	$6.73 ALL563	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥913	$8.27 ALL692	+44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥372	$4.21 ALL353	+80.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥562	$3.67 ALL307	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥380	$0.77 ALL64	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥188	$1.27 ALL106	+7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥396	$0.97 ALL81	-60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥422	$0.88 ALL74	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥228	$0.61 ALL51	-57.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥237	$0.60 ALL50	-59.6%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥719	$8.19 ALL686	+82.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,742	$19.28 ALL1,614	-73.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$34,989.79 ALL3M	+56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,804	$32.54 ALL2,724	+8.2%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 27.0% less for housing

	Tokyo	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,342	$18.93 ALL1,584	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥171K	$838.35 ALL70,170	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥103K	$548.59 ALL45,917	-14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,515	$87.73 ALL7,343	-28.2%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥83,017	$312.88 ALL26,188	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$5,810.16 ALL486K	-61.6%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥640	$3.01 ALL252	-24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥548	$2.11 ALL176	-38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥640	$4.46 ALL373	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,893	$58.65 ALL4,909	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,028	$9.04 ALL757	-28.8%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 38.8% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥9,080	$68.30 ALL5,717	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,467	$47.45 ALL3,971	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥10,012	$107.71 ALL9,015	+71.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,436	$131.74 ALL11,027	+45.8%
Average			+38.8%

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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: March 2026

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