Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 50.5% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 84.8% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$4.26
ALL397
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$6.34
ALL591
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$0.91
ALL84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$8.27
ALL771
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
Bogota
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
|
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