Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tirana instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vatican City
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.76
ALL982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.91
ALL722
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.61
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.84
ALL77
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vatican City
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.98
ALL89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.08
ALL555
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.55
ALL689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.58
ALL326
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.61
ALL330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
ALL101
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
ALL51
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vatican City
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.77
ALL709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
ALL1,572
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,292.78
ALL2,308,135
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.06
ALL2,652
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vatican City
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.40
ALL1,588
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$568.58
ALL51,887
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$380.80
ALL34,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.97
ALL7,115
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vatican City
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$235.39
ALL21,481
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,857.15
ALL443,248
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vatican City
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.69
ALL246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.81
ALL165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.77
ALL344
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.86
ALL4,094
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.61
ALL786
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vatican City
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.36
ALL5,874
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.67
ALL4,441
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.47
ALL8,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.92
ALL11,491
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