Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 39.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 42.0% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tirana or Buenos Aires. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.