Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 21.4% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Amman
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
Amman
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Amman
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 9.5% less for childcare
Amman
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Amman
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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