Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 20.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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