Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 51.2% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 64.6% more for housing
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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