Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 5.0% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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