Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 9.2% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL643
|
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$1.03
$899.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.90
$784.37
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL401
|
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL598
|
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL292
|
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.66
$576.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.57
$495.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.31
$270.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.67
$587.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.30
$260.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.33
$292.32
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL779
|
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Tirana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL680
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
|
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