Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 61.5% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 60.0% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 56.5% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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