Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL647
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 98.4% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL404
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL601
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL294
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL784
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,973,544
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,495
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,587
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL47,039
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,385
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,877
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,287
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL357,468
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL185
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL144
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,827
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL684
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,940
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,618
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,918
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,113
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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