Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 96.9% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 82.3% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 78.7% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 67.6% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 71.8% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 33.7% more in Copenhagen

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Tirana. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

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Copenhagen vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 82.3% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL793	$20.97 DKK140.46	+114.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL892	$13.48 DKK90.30	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$5.10 DKK34.14	+114.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$3.77 DKK25.22	+197.9%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 78.7% more for groceries

	Tirana	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$4.77 DKK31.96	+304.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL523	$8.64 DKK57.87	+33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL687	$7.89 DKK52.84	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$5.89 DKK39.46	+56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL334	$6.31 DKK42.24	+53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.52 DKK10.20	+71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$1.39 DKK9.28	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$1.96 DKK13.12	+99.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$2.59 DKK17.32	+207.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$1.07 DKK7.15	+128.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.95 DKK6.37	+64.6%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 67.6% more for transportation

	Tirana	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$9.58 DKK64.19	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,585	$104.86 DKK702.32	+436.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$50,184.55 DKK336K	+49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,675	$19.03 DKK127.42	-42.3%
Average			+67.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Tirana	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,615	$37.42 DKK250.64	+88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,222	$1,981.79 DKK13,272.85	+139.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,930	$1,454.31 DKK9,740.09	+203.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,080	$138.83 DKK929.80	+85.2%
Average			+150.0%

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pay 71.8% more for childcare

	Tirana	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,937	$977.91 DKK6,549.43	+183.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL669K	$8,580.66 DKK57,468.09	+4.0%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL287	$8.99 DKK60.20	+153.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL182	$6.97 DKK46.71	+210.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL386	$9.44 DKK63.21	+98.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,519	$64.00 DKK428.65	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL793	$20.22 DKK135.45	+107.0%
Average			+100.9%

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pay 33.7% more for clothing

	Tirana	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,667	$108.66 DKK727.74	+55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,848	$53.68 DKK359.52	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,917	$128.48 DKK860.51	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,355	$199.12 DKK1,333.57	+72.6%
Average			+33.7%

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