Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 47.0% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
Tirana
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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