Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 31.8% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$1.57
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$4.26
ALL404
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$6.34
ALL601
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$3.10
ALL294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$0.91
ALL86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$0.65
ALL62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$0.64
ALL61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$8.27
ALL784
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,973,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$26.32
ALL2,495
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$16.74
ALL1,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$496.12
ALL47,039
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$320.47
ALL30,385
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$72.54
ALL6,877
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$203.42
ALL19,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$3,770.26
ALL357,468
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$1.95
ALL185
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$1.51
ALL144
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$40.37
ALL3,827
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$7.21
ALL684
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$52.10
ALL4,940
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$38.16
ALL3,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$83.51
ALL7,918
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$96.12
ALL9,113
|
|
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