Cost of living comparison
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Tirana vs. Funafuti Cost of Living Summary
Tirana is 94.7% more expensive than Funafuti.
Tirana vs. Funafuti Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tirana instead of Funafuti, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
|
Funafuti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
A$4.88
|
$9.77
ALL794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
A$7.19
|
$10.99
ALL893
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
A$3.60
|
$2.38
ALL193
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
A$3.60
|
$1.26
ALL103
|
|
Funafuti vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Funafuti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.18
ALL96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.45
ALL524
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.47
ALL688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.77
ALL306
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.12
ALL335
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
ALL72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.12
ALL91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
ALL80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.84
ALL68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
ALL47
|
Funafuti vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Funafuti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.77
ALL712
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.54
ALL1,587
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,592.07
ALL3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$32.98
ALL2,678
|
Funafuti vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Funafuti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.91
ALL1,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$318.09
A$457.61
|
$828.78
ALL67,311
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.06
A$305.07
|
$479.97
ALL38,982
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$74.95
ALL6,088
|
|
Funafuti vs. Tirana - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Funafuti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$344.43
ALL27,973
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,249.97
ALL670K
|
Funafuti vs. Tirana - Cost of childcare
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Funafuti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
A$4.32
|
$3.54
ALL288
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
A$7.19
|
$2.25
ALL183
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.76
ALL387
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$55.71
ALL4,525
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.77
ALL794
|
|
Funafuti vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Funafuti
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.87
ALL5,675
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.44
ALL3,853
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.26
ALL9,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.33
ALL9,367
|
Funafuti vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing
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