Cost of living comparison
Italy is 62.4% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL647
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL404
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL601
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL294
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL784
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,973,544
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,495
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
Tirana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,587
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL47,039
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,385
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,877
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,287
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL357,468
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL185
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL144
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,827
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL684
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,940
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,618
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,918
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,113
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
|
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