Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 56.6% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bern, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 37.1% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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