Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 43.6% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL643
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL401
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL598
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL292
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL779
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL680
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
|
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