Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 22.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.98
|
$10.76
ALL996
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.51
|
$7.91
ALL732
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.67
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.07
|
$6.08
ALL563
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.02
|
$7.55
ALL699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
$3.58
ALL331
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$3.61
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.11
ALL103
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.25
|
$7.77
ALL719
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.91
|
$17.22
ALL1,593
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,307.69
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,339,702
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.50
|
$29.06
ALL2,688
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.01
|
$17.40
ALL1,609
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,263.51
|
$568.58
ALL52,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€911.84
|
$380.80
ALL35,225
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.67
|
$77.97
ALL7,213
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€500.74
|
$235.39
ALL21,774
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,198.46
|
$4,857.15
ALL449,310
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.69
ALL249
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$1.81
ALL168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.64
|
$3.77
ALL348
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.67
|
$44.86
ALL4,150
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.98
|
$8.61
ALL796
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.38
|
$64.36
ALL5,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.28
|
$48.67
ALL4,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.37
|
$95.47
ALL8,831
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.12
|
$125.92
ALL11,648
|
|
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