Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 15.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Poland, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$4.26
ALL397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$6.34
ALL591
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$0.91
ALL84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$8.27
ALL771
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
|
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