Cost of living comparison
Austria is 79.4% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Austria instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL643
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL401
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL598
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL292
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL779
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL680
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
|
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