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Tirana vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 43.0% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 97.5% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 26.0% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 41.8% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.1% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD185.90	$12.05 ALL999	+9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD88.01	$12.05 ALL999	+132.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.52	$2.04 ALL169	+109.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD18.05	$1.04 ALL86	-2.5%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.68	$1.15 ALL95	+32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD57.61	$6.73 ALL558	+98.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD91.42	$8.27 ALL686	+53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.36	$4.21 ALL349	+36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD40.11	$3.67 ALL304	+55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.92	$0.77 ALL64	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.75	$1.27 ALL105	+36.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.31	$0.97 ALL81	+23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.26	$0.88 ALL73	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD17.05	$0.61 ALL50	-39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.68	$0.60 ALL50	-25.9%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 97.5% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD80.31	$8.19 ALL679	+72.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD782.76	$19.28 ALL1,599	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD391,378.53	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	+51.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD130.13	$32.54 ALL2,697	+323.8%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Windhoek	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD924.53	$18.93 ALL1,569	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,110.42	$838.35 ALL69,500	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,729.54	$548.59 ALL45,478	+38.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,778.11	$87.73 ALL7,273	-16.4%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 26.0% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,660.61	$312.88 ALL25,938	+44.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,973.95	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	+7.1%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.25	$3.01 ALL250	+49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD33.88	$2.11 ALL175	+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD48.92	$4.46 ALL370	+54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD668.44	$58.65 ALL4,862	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD88.06	$9.04 ALL749	+74.0%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 41.8% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD908.56	$68.30 ALL5,662	+27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD474.22	$47.45 ALL3,934	+69.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,579.49	$107.71 ALL8,929	+15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,443.21	$131.74 ALL10,921	+54.7%
Average			+41.8%

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