Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 47.9% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Tirana instead of London, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.91
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
London
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.26
|
$4.26
ALL401
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.64
|
$6.34
ALL598
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.04
|
$3.10
ALL292
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.65
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
London
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.61
|
$8.27
ALL779
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.14
|
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.28
|
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
|
London
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
London
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.97
|
$1.95
ALL184
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$1.51
ALL143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.43
|
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.94
|
$7.21
ALL680
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
London
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.24
|
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
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