Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Poland

Krakow (Cracow) vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Krakow (Cracow) is 12.6% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Krakow (Cracow)
Housing: pay 47.3% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Childcare: pay 25.0% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Krakow (Cracow)
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Krakow (Cracow)

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Krakow (Cracow) are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Krakow (Cracow).

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Krakow (Cracow) vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Krakow (Cracow) instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Krakow (Cracow)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$12.02 PLN46.68	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$9.72 PLN37.74	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$2.53 PLN9.84	+6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$2.38 PLN9.25	+88.4%
Average			+12.7%

Tirana vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Tirana	Krakow (Cracow)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.49 PLN5.81	+26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$4.63 PLN17.97	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$4.10 PLN15.93	-51.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$3.89 PLN15.12	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$3.52 PLN13.68	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$0.60 PLN2.33	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.78 PLN3.03	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$0.80 PLN3.12	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.39 PLN5.41	+65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.41 PLN1.60	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.45 PLN1.76	-21.5%
Average			-14.8%

Tirana vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Tirana	Krakow (Cracow)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$6.53 PLN25.37	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	$33.49 PLN130.12	+71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$30,576.90 PLN119K	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$10.48 PLN40.72	-68.2%
Average			-10.5%

Tirana vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.3% more for housing

	Tirana	Krakow (Cracow)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$17.57 PLN68.25	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$926.42 PLN3,598.87	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$727.94 PLN2,827.84	+51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$252.82 PLN982.14	+237.3%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 25.0% more for childcare

	Tirana	Krakow (Cracow)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$458.26 PLN1,780.21	+33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$9,687.47 PLN37,633.06	+17.4%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Krakow (Cracow)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$4.60 PLN17.88	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$4.20 PLN16.33	+87.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$6.39 PLN24.83	+34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$45.50 PLN176.74	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$8.69 PLN33.77	-11.0%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Tirana	Krakow (Cracow)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$97.55 PLN378.96	+39.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$40.65 PLN157.93	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$89.86 PLN349.09	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$120.34 PLN467.49	+4.3%
Average			-2.1%

Tirana vs. Krakow (Cracow) - Cost of clothing

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