Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 3.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
$4.26
ALL397
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
$6.34
ALL591
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
$0.91
ALL84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
$8.27
ALL771
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
|
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