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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:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.05 ALL999	+62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$12.05 ALL999	+44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.04 ALL169	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$1.04 ALL86	-34.0%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

	St. George's	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.15 ALL95	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$6.73 ALL558	+34.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$8.27 ALL686	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.21 ALL349	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.67 ALL304	+41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.77 ALL64	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.27 ALL105	+51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.97 ALL81	+23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.88 ALL73	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.61 ALL50	-13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.60 ALL50	-15.2%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	St. George's	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$8.19 ALL679	+59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$19.28 ALL1,599	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$34,989.79 ALL2,900,669	+40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$32.54 ALL2,697
Average			+17.4%

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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 ALL1,569	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$838.35 ALL69,500	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$548.59 ALL45,478	+89.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$87.73 ALL7,273	-45.0%
Average			+7.3%

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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 ALL25,938	+463.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$5,810.16 ALL481,665	+149.2%
Average			+306.4%

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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 ALL250	+48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.11 ALL175	-52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.46 ALL370	+141.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$58.65 ALL4,862	+58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.04 ALL749	-18.6%
Average			+35.3%

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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 ALL5,662	+163.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$47.45 ALL3,934	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$107.71 ALL8,929	+153.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$131.74 ALL10,921	+73.7%
Average			+99.3%

St. George's vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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