Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 15.8% more expensive than Skopje.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.14
MKD407.79
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
MKD254.87
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
MKD86.60
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
MKD64.77
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MKD48.73
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
MKD215.76
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
MKD290.50
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
MKD125.44
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.35
MKD191.31
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.38
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD34.70
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MKD29.33
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MKD49.35
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MKD19.77
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.46
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
MKD360.77
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.77
MKD1,529.20
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,768.76
MKD1,529,199.90
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.89
MKD336.42
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.12
MKD1,092.51
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.10
MKD18,000.63
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$226.89
MKD12,961.54
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.91
MKD6,221.77
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.21
MKD14,978.83
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,291.68
MKD245,167.99
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
MKD122.34
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MKD98.72
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
MKD152.92
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.30
MKD1,731.18
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MKD305.84
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.51
MKD3,856.81
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.20
MKD2,125.15
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MKD4,439.71
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.01
MKD5,199.33
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
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