Cost of living comparison
Athens is 59.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL637
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL398
|
$6.55
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL592
|
$7.06
€6.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL772
|
$8.01
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
$25,287.34
€23,483.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
$11.43
€10.62
|
|
pay 89.0% more for housing
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
$33.96
€31.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
$553.55
€514.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
$521.82
€484.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
$202.27
€187.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
$488.12
€453.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
$10,050.80
€9,333.68
|
|
pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$4.67
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$3.68
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
$45.80
€42.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
$84.84
€78.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
$38.04
€35.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
$90.00
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
$111.33
€103.39
|
|
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