Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Albania

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

Tirana is 9.5% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 44.0% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Tirana
Housing: pay 24.2% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 61.3% more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.77 ALL796	+32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.99 ALL895	+32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.38 ALL194	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.26 ALL103	-34.9%
Average			+22.1%

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

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pay 44.0% less for groceries

	St. George's	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.18 ALL96	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$6.45 ALL526	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$8.47 ALL689	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.77 ALL307	-11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$4.12 ALL336	-3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$0.89 ALL72	-85.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.12 ALL91	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.98 ALL80	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.84 ALL68	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.47 ALL38	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.58 ALL47	-65.3%
Average			-44.0%

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

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	St. George's	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$8.77 ALL714	+66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$19.54 ALL1,591	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$32.98 ALL2,685
Average			-4.6%

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pay 24.2% less for housing

	St. George's	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$19.91 ALL1,621	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$828.78 ALL67,489	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$479.97 ALL39,085	+9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$74.95 ALL6,104	-61.0%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$344.43 ALL28,047	+520.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$8,249.97 ALL672K	+147.7%
Average			+292.1%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.54 ALL288	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$2.25 ALL183	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.76 ALL388
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$55.71 ALL4,537	+50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.77 ALL796	-12.0%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 61.3% more for clothing

	St. George's	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$69.87 ALL5,690	+98.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$47.44 ALL3,863	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$122.26 ALL9,956	+141.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$115.33 ALL9,392	+31.7%
Average			+61.3%

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

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