Cost of living comparison

Denmark

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Albania

Tirana vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 43.6% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Tirana
Housing: pay 54.0% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 58.0% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Tirana

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tirana.

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Tirana vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Copenhagen, you would:

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pay 51.7% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.17 DKK181.52	$12.05 ALL954	-57.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.65 DKK100.84	$12.05 ALL954	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.62 DKK29.77	$2.04 ALL161	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.55 DKK22.90	$1.04 ALL82	-70.8%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$4.89 DKK31.49	$1.15 ALL91	-76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.87 DKK50.72	$6.73 ALL533	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.66 DKK55.83	$8.27 ALL655	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.63 DKK36.30	$4.21 ALL333	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.77 DKK37.20	$3.67 ALL291	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 DKK10.76	$0.77 ALL61	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 DKK10.15	$1.27 ALL101	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 DKK11.23	$0.97 ALL77	-44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.78 DKK17.90	$0.88 ALL70	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 DKK7.87	$0.61 ALL48	-50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 DKK6.54	$0.60 ALL47	-41.1%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.55 DKK55.09	$8.19 ALL649	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$125.18 DKK806.73	$19.28 ALL1,527	-84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,855.90 DKK328K	$34,989.79 ALL3M	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 DKK170.93	$32.54 ALL2,576	+22.7%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 54.0% less for housing

	Copenhagen	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.75 DKK275.51	$18.93 ALL1,498	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,049.88 DKK13,210.27	$838.35 ALL66,369	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,435.45 DKK9,250.59	$548.59 ALL43,430	-61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.40 DKK930.59	$87.73 ALL6,945	-39.2%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 58.0% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$612.48 DKK3,947.08	$312.88 ALL24,769	-48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,619.61 DKK114K	$5,810.16 ALL460K	-67.0%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.39 DKK60.51	$3.01 ALL239	-67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.78 DKK43.71	$2.11 ALL167	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.17 DKK65.55	$4.46 ALL353	-56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 DKK362.53	$58.65 ALL4,643	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.73 DKK133.62	$9.04 ALL716	-56.4%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$127.11 DKK819.13	$68.30 ALL5,407	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.77 DKK372.31	$47.45 ALL3,756	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.42 DKK879.16	$107.71 ALL8,527	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$190.61 DKK1,228.34	$131.74 ALL10,429	-30.9%
Average			-29.0%

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