Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 46.2% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Suva, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD14.93
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.82
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD1.99
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Suva
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.06
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD11.98
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.72
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.33
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.70
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.93
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.53
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.79
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.41
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.15
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD49.77
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD49,765.49
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
Suva
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD50.59
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,679.59
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD902.89
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD74.84
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Suva
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD414.71
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD21,896.82
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD5.97
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD6.90
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD21.90
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD60.19
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD9.95
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD57.73
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD60.71
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD141.90
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD117.28
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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