Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 13.3% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Lima, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$4.26
ALL397
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$6.34
ALL591
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.91
ALL84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Lima
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$8.27
ALL771
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Lima
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Lima
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Lima
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
|
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