Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 42.6% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
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