Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 4.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 38.2% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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