Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Albania

Tirana vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 13.3% more expensive than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 38.1% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Tirana

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Tirana.

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Tirana vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:

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pay 25.1% more for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.46 RUB976.26	$9.77 ALL799	-14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 RUB547.90	$10.99 ALL899	+70.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 RUB127.01	$2.38 ALL195	+59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 RUB58.37	$1.26 ALL103	+84.4%
Average			+25.1%

Saint Petersburg vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 RUB79.20	$1.18 ALL96	+26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 RUB512.63	$6.45 ALL528	+7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 RUB355.25	$8.47 ALL692	+102.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 RUB139.71	$3.77 ALL308	+129.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 RUB242.54	$4.12 ALL337	+44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB65.29	$0.89 ALL73	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RUB61.87	$1.12 ALL91	+53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RUB64.06	$0.98 ALL80	+30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 RUB117.87	$0.84 ALL69	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RUB30.55	$0.47 ALL38	+30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.88	$0.58 ALL47	+106.1%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.25 RUB277.12	$8.77 ALL717	+169.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.51 RUB4,471.85	$19.54 ALL1,598	-62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,093.40 RUB3M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.60 RUB647.52	$32.98 ALL2,696	+333.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.55 RUB728.46	$19.91 ALL1,628	+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$730.46 RUB62,205.90	$828.78 ALL67,759	+13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.21 RUB37,232.22	$479.97 ALL39,241	+9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.08 RUB9,544.76	$74.95 ALL6,128	-33.1%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$549.43 RUB46,789.24	$344.43 ALL28,160	-37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,234.08 RUB1M	$8,249.97 ALL674K	-52.1%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 RUB224.14	$3.54 ALL290	+34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 RUB257.83	$2.25 ALL184	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 RUB249.04	$4.76 ALL389	+62.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.61 RUB3,373.30	$55.71 ALL4,555	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.02 RUB597.71	$9.77 ALL799	+39.2%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.36 RUB7,865.29	$69.87 ALL5,712	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.79 RUB4,325.52	$47.44 ALL3,879	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.52 RUB11,456.07	$122.26 ALL9,996	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.11 RUB10,313.39	$115.33 ALL9,429	-4.8%
Average			-11.6%

Saint Petersburg vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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