Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.7 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL999
|
$37.84
£29.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL734
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL564
|
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL701
|
$7.51
£5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL332
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL335
|
$5.39
£4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL103
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.80
£1.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL721
|
$7.04
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,598
|
$65.58
£51.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,346,527
|
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,696
|
$41.21
£32.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,614
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,750
|
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,328
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,234
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,838
|
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL450,620
|
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL250
|
$6.94
£5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL168
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL349
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,162
|
$76.30
£59.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL799
|
$16.40
£12.87
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,971
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,515
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,857
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,682
|
$122.97
£96.54
|
|
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