Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 27.9% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL641
|
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL400
|
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL596
|
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL291
|
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL777
|
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
Tirana
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL183
|
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL142
|
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL678
|
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
|
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