Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 89.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 67.4% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL999
|
$23.96
£18.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
$8.64
£6.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL564
|
$3.06
£2.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL701
|
$5.87
£4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL335
|
$3.48
£2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL103
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.67
£1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL721
|
$7.63
£5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
$40.36
£31.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
$31,530.42
£24,754.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
$16.65
£13.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
$60.75
£47.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
$1,127.21
£884.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
$938.03
£736.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
$130.63
£102.56
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
$1,008.97
£792.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
$18,077.44
£14,192.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL250
|
$4.79
£3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL168
|
$4.18
£3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$15.13
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
$43.72
£34.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL799
|
$11.35
£8.91
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
$52.97
£41.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
$34.05
£26.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
$64.95
£51.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
$68.53
£53.80
|
|
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