Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 39.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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