Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 8.2% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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