Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Poland instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL643
|
$6.88
zł27.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$1.30
zł5.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL401
|
$3.34
zł13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL598
|
$2.82
zł11.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL292
|
$2.20
zł8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.15
zł4.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL779
|
$5.68
zł22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
$23.91
zł96.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
$6.31
zł25.47
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
Tirana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
$228.50
zł921.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$2.34
zł9.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$2.45
zł9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
$27.45
zł110.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL680
|
$5.63
zł22.70
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
$75.24
zł303.46
|
|
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