Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.7 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Bern instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
|
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