Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 45.7% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.54
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.32
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$4.26
ALL400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.91
|
$6.34
ALL596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.42
|
$3.10
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$8.27
ALL777
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.24
|
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.16
|
$1.95
ALL183
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.84
|
$1.51
ALL142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.96
|
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.21
ALL678
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.56
|
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
|
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