Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 16.8% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Quito, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
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