Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 18.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Greece, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.79
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Greece
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$4.26
ALL397
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.22
|
$6.34
ALL591
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.91
ALL84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Greece
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$8.27
ALL771
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.34
|
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.09
|
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Greece
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.22
|
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.65
|
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
Greece
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.46
|
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.96
|
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.21
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Greece
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.03
|
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
|
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