Cost of living comparison

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Tirana vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 69.2% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 20.9% more in Tirana
Groceries
pay 1.9% less in Tirana
Transportation
pay 17.4% more in Tirana
Housing
pay 7.3% more in Tirana
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.3% more in Tirana
Clothing
pay 99.3% more in Tirana

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Tirana are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tirana.

Tirana vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of St. George's, you would:

pay 20.9% more for restaurants

 
St. George's
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$12.05
ALL1,003
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$12.05
ALL1,003
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$5.00
$2.04
ALL170

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.69
EC$4.57
$1.15
ALL96
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
EC$13.52
$6.73
ALL560
Milk (1 gallon) $14.71
EC$39.75
$8.27
ALL688

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

 
St. George's
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
EC$13.85
$8.19
ALL682
Monthly public transit pass $37.00
EC$100.00
$19.28
ALL1,604
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
$34,989.79
ALL3M

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pay 7.3% more for housing

 
St. George's
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.87
EC$126.67
$18.93
ALL1,574
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $579.70
EC$1,566.67
$838.35
ALL69,745
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $289.85
EC$783.33
$548.59
ALL45,639

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$312.88
ALL26,029
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
$5,810.16
ALL483K

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.04
EC$5.50
$3.01
ALL251
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.44
EC$12.00
$2.11
ALL175
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
EC$5.00
$4.46
ALL371

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pay 99.3% more for clothing

 
St. George's
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.90
EC$70.00
$68.30
ALL5,682
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$47.45
ALL3,947
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$42.55
EC$115.00
$107.71
ALL8,961

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