Cost of living comparison
London is 3.4 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in London instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL646
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL646
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Tirana
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL403
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL600
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL313
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL293
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL783
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,476
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,969,533
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,490
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Tirana
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,584
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,943
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,323
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,863
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,247
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL356,742
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,819
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL683
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Tirana
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,930
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,610
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,902
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,095
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
|
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