Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 23.8% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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