Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 73.3% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Praia, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Praia
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
Praia
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 65.4% more for housing
Praia
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Praia
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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