Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.2 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR252.24
|
$10.76
ALL982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR908.07
|
$7.91
ALL722
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.91
|
$1.61
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.31
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.95
|
$0.98
ALL89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR603.08
|
$6.08
ALL555
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR436.14
|
$7.55
ALL689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR210.24
|
$3.58
ALL326
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR192.98
|
$3.61
ALL330
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR152.99
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.64
|
$1.11
ALL101
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR76.55
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.92
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.52
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.89
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
pay 70.5% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR670.44
|
$7.77
ALL709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,210.75
|
$17.22
ALL1,572
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,540,327.21
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,308,135
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,513.44
|
$29.06
ALL2,652
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,445.53
|
$17.40
ALL1,588
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,685.91
|
$568.58
ALL51,887
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,203.92
|
$380.80
ALL34,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,981.24
|
$77.97
ALL7,115
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,524.72
|
$235.39
ALL21,481
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR417,999.10
|
$4,857.15
ALL443,248
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR353.14
|
$2.69
ALL246
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR223.99
|
$1.81
ALL165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR403.58
|
$3.77
ALL344
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,302.06
|
$44.86
ALL4,094
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR454.03
|
$8.61
ALL786
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,422.06
|
$64.36
ALL5,874
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,820.59
|
$48.67
ALL4,441
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR7,014.69
|
$95.47
ALL8,712
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,328.09
|
$125.92
ALL11,491
|
|
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