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Tirana vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 21.5% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 56.3% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. United States Cost Breakdown

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pay 24.5% less for restaurants

	United States	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$12.05 ALL1,003	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$12.05 ALL1,003	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$2.04 ALL170	-20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.04 ALL86	-48.2%
Average			-24.5%

United States vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	United States	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.15 ALL96	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$6.73 ALL560	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$8.27 ALL688	+108.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$4.21 ALL351	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$3.67 ALL306	-32.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$0.77 ALL64	-67.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.27 ALL106	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.97 ALL81	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.88 ALL73	-60.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.61 ALL51	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.60 ALL50	-56.8%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	United States	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$8.19 ALL682	+140.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$19.28 ALL1,605	-70.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$34,989.79 ALL3M	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$32.54 ALL2,708	+84.7%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 56.3% less for housing

	United States	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$18.93 ALL1,575	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$838.35 ALL69,775	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$548.59 ALL45,659	-61.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$87.73 ALL7,302	-41.6%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	United States	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$312.88 ALL26,041	-77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$5,810.16 ALL484K	-75.0%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$3.01 ALL251	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$2.11 ALL175	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$4.46 ALL371	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$58.65 ALL4,882	+14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$9.04 ALL752	-33.7%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	United States	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$68.30 ALL5,685	+33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$47.45 ALL3,949	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$107.71 ALL8,965	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$131.74 ALL10,964	+17.6%
Average			+22.0%

United States vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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