Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 70.4% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL641
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL400
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL596
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL291
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL777
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
$59.37
€55.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
$13.63
€12.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
$816.29
€762.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
$529.47
€494.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL183
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL142
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
$41.71
€38.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL678
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
$94.21
€88.00
|
|
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