Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.0 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL641
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
$9.97
€9.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$2.90
€2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL400
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL596
|
$5.11
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL291
|
$4.93
€4.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL777
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
$93.45
€87.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
$32,967.00
€30,794.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
$22.98
€21.46
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
$42.65
€39.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
$1,347.77
€1,258.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
$999.06
€933.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
$273.14
€255.14
|
|
pay 56.3% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
$210.36
€196.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
$7,885.50
€7,365.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL183
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL142
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
$41.73
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL678
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
$91.74
€85.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
$38.98
€36.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
$94.97
€88.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
$118.23
€110.44
|
|
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