Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 23.5% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Tirana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
|
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