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Tirana vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 9.8% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 0.6% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 33.7% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 HRK90.90	$12.05 ALL995	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 HRK60.60	$12.05 ALL995	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 HRK20.45	$2.04 ALL168	-35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 HRK16.35	$1.04 ALL86	-58.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 0.6% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 HRK12.69	$1.15 ALL95	-41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 HRK43.82	$6.73 ALL556	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 HRK32.76	$8.27 ALL683	+63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 HRK25.02	$4.21 ALL348	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 HRK31.75	$3.67 ALL303	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HRK5.91	$0.77 ALL64	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.28	$1.27 ALL105	+56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 HRK6.23	$0.97 ALL80	+1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 HRK8.78	$0.88 ALL73	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 HRK4.51	$0.61 ALL50	-12.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 HRK4.19	$0.60 ALL49	-7.3%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 33.7% more for transportation

	Zagreb	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 HRK43.08	$8.19 ALL676	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 HRK378.77	$19.28 ALL1,592	-67.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 HRK227K	$34,989.79 ALL3M	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 HRK75.75	$32.54 ALL2,686	+178.6%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Zagreb	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.74 HRK225.32	$18.93 ALL1,562	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.05 HRK5,740.32	$838.35 ALL69,198	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.25 HRK4,373.07	$548.59 ALL45,281	-18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.98 HRK1,070.04	$87.73 ALL7,241	-46.8%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$490.56 HRK3,181.67	$312.88 ALL25,825	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,823.55 HRK83,171.51	$5,810.16 ALL480K	-54.7%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 HRK22.73	$3.01 ALL249	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 HRK16.23	$2.11 ALL174	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 HRK37.88	$4.46 ALL368	-23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.95 HRK343.42	$58.65 ALL4,841	+10.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 HRK56.82	$9.04 ALL746	+3.2%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Zagreb	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.56 HRK652.21	$68.30 ALL5,638	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.12 HRK266.72	$47.45 ALL3,916	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.39 HRK651.11	$107.71 ALL8,891	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.33 HRK767.49	$131.74 ALL10,874	+11.3%
Average			+0.5%

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