Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 3.1 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL646
|
$26.69
A$40.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL646
|
$10.01
A$15.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$2.70
A$4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$2.13
A$3.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$2.29
A$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL403
|
$6.42
A$9.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL600
|
$6.48
A$9.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL313
|
$4.10
A$6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL293
|
$3.63
A$5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$1.60
A$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$2.47
A$3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL783
|
$5.45
A$8.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,476
|
$100.08
A$153.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,969,533
|
$20,016.00
A$30,718.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,490
|
$15.93
A$24.45
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,584
|
$68.64
A$105.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,943
|
$1,824.70
A$2,800.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,323
|
$1,494.78
A$2,294.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,863
|
$183.28
A$281.29
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,247
|
$1,686.35
A$2,588.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL356,742
|
$14,216.13
A$21,817.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$8.01
A$12.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$3.74
A$5.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
$23.35
A$35.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,819
|
$64.70
A$99.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL683
|
$13.34
A$20.48
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,930
|
$93.52
A$143.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,610
|
$72.72
A$111.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,902
|
$134.62
A$206.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,095
|
$183.19
A$281.14
|
|
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