Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Albania

Tirana vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 1.1% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 17.6% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 13.8% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	$9.77 ALL794	-12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	$10.99 ALL893	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 AMD449.99	$2.38 ALL193	+91.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 AMD266.77	$1.26 ALL103	+71.5%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 AMD361.76	$1.18 ALL96	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	$6.45 ALL524	+45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	$8.47 ALL688	+32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	$3.77 ALL306	+33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	$4.12 ALL335	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 AMD250.10	$0.89 ALL72	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD296.61	$1.12 ALL91	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 AMD325.79	$0.98 ALL80	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 AMD422.36	$0.84 ALL68	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD117.59	$0.47 ALL38	+43.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD111.58	$0.58 ALL47	+87.5%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	$8.77 ALL712	+44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	$19.54 ALL1,587	-21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 AMD13M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	$32.98 ALL2,678	+456.9%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 17.6% less for housing

	Yerevan	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	$19.91 ALL1,617	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$908.70 AMD329K	$828.78 ALL67,311	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.03 AMD228K	$479.97 ALL38,982	-23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	$74.95 ALL6,088	-22.6%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.81 AMD135K	$344.43 ALL27,973	-7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,250.15 AMD4M	$8,249.97 ALL670K	-19.5%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$3.54 ALL288	+27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	$2.25 ALL183	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	$4.76 ALL387	+71.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	$55.71 ALL4,525	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	$9.77 ALL794	+17.3%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	$69.87 ALL5,675	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	$47.44 ALL3,853	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	$122.26 ALL9,930	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	$115.33 ALL9,367	-30.3%
Average			-24.3%

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