Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 43.8% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$4.26
ALL400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$6.34
ALL596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$3.10
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$8.27
ALL777
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.95
ALL183
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$1.51
ALL142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$7.21
ALL678
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
|
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