Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 34.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Germany, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$4.26
ALL397
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.34
ALL591
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.91
ALL84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$8.27
ALL771
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
|
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