Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 21.6% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Douglas
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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