Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 5.0% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$10.76
ALL999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$6.08
ALL564
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$7.55
ALL701
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$3.61
ALL335
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$1.11
ALL103
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$7.77
ALL721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$2.69
ALL250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$1.81
ALL168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$8.61
ALL799
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
|
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