Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 27.2% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.78
|
$10.76
ALL999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.77
|
$6.08
ALL564
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.05
|
$7.55
ALL701
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
$3.61
ALL335
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$1.11
ALL103
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.85
|
$7.77
ALL721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.91
|
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$2.69
ALL250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$1.81
ALL168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.45
|
$8.61
ALL799
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
|
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