Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 19.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Spain, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.56
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.89
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.20
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.00
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.13
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.71
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.95
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€318.02
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.24
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.82
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.83
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
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