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Tirana vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Tirana
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.4% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 FCFA3,016	$12.05 ALL995	+125.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 FCFA3,016	$12.05 ALL995	+125.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,005	$2.04 ALL168	+14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 FCFA412	$1.04 ALL86	+42.2%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 FCFA623	$1.15 ALL95	+4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12 FCFA4,022	$6.73 ALL556	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 FCFA6,248	$8.27 ALL683	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 FCFA1,066	$4.21 ALL348	+123.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,596	$3.67 ALL303	+29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 FCFA1,163	$0.77 ALL64	-62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA532	$1.27 ALL105	+34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA547	$0.97 ALL80	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA314	$0.88 ALL73	+58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA426	$0.61 ALL50	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA382	$0.60 ALL49	-11.6%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 FCFA2,988	$8.19 ALL676	+54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 FCFA10,054	$19.28 ALL1,592	+8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	$34,989.79 ALL3M	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 FCFA2,363	$32.54 ALL2,686	+677.6%
Average			+186.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.42 FCFA30,162	$18.93 ALL1,562	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.09 FCFA72,893	$838.35 ALL69,198	+549.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.30 FCFA67,363	$548.59 ALL45,281	+359.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.35 FCFA35,773	$87.73 ALL7,241	+38.5%
Average			+220.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.45 FCFA194K	$312.88 ALL25,825	-8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	$5,810.16 ALL480K	+221.0%
Average			+106.0%

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pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 FCFA704	$3.01 ALL249	+141.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 FCFA1,508	$2.11 ALL174	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 FCFA1,005	$4.46 ALL368	+150.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 FCFA13,824	$58.65 ALL4,841	+139.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 FCFA5,027	$9.04 ALL746	+1.5%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.99 FCFA10,724	$68.30 ALL5,638	+259.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 FCFA17,092	$47.45 ALL3,916	+56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.59 FCFA11,060	$107.71 ALL8,891	+449.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.31 FCFA30,665	$131.74 ALL10,874	+142.6%
Average			+227.2%

Yaounde vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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