Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 80.8% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 80.2% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,009
|
$19.00
₪70.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL742
|
$13.57
₪50.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL151
|
$2.42
₪9.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL79
|
$1.87
₪6.95
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL570
|
$6.58
₪24.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL708
|
$6.91
₪25.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL335
|
$3.76
₪13.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL339
|
$4.71
₪17.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL53
|
$0.54
₪2.02
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL729
|
$7.37
₪27.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,615
|
$61.07
₪227.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,371,604
|
$36,639.14
₪136,451.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,725
|
$10.20
₪38.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,631
|
$24.22
₪90.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,313
|
$1,522.86
₪5,671.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,706
|
$1,068.33
₪3,978.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,311
|
$113.43
₪422.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL22,071
|
$754.83
₪2,811.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL455,436
|
$9,851.86
₪36,690.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL252
|
$7.60
₪28.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL170
|
$3.74
₪13.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL353
|
$9.36
₪34.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,206
|
$82.87
₪308.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL807
|
$12.21
₪45.48
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,035
|
$91.11
₪339.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,564
|
$63.33
₪235.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,951
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,807
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
|
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