Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 7.3% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$5.85
R$30.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.20
R$6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.80
R$4.10
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$5.19
R$26.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$4.10
R$21.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$1.61
R$8.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.94
R$4.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.61
R$3.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.48
R$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.67
R$3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.58
R$2.98
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$4.15
R$21.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$47.57
R$245.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$8.07
R$41.62
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Tirana
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$26.15
R$134.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$7.80
R$40.22
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$62.37
R$321.62
|
|
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