Cost of living comparison
Manila is 24.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL641
|
$4.59
₱263.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$1.03
₱59.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.46
₱26.39
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL400
|
$3.43
₱197.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL596
|
$6.66
₱383.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL291
|
$2.10
₱121.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.31
₱75.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.69
₱39.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.39
₱79.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.66
₱38.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.88
₱50.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$1.00
₱57.31
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL777
|
$5.45
₱313.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
$12.48
₱717.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
$2.76
₱158.89
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Tirana
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
|
pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL183
|
$1.43
₱82.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL142
|
$3.13
₱179.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL678
|
$6.24
₱358.95
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
|
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