Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 26.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL637
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL398
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL592
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL772
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
|
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