Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Slovakia

Poprad vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Poprad is 5.8% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Poprad
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Poprad
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Poprad
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Poprad
Childcare: pay 75.5% more in Poprad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Poprad
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Poprad

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Poprad are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Poprad. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Poprad.

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Poprad vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poprad instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Poprad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$11.20 €9.97	+14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$10.08 €8.97	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$2.24 €1.99	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$1.78 €1.58	+40.7%
Average			+6.1%

Tirana vs. Poprad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Tirana	Poprad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.76 €1.57	+49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$7.65 €6.81	+18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$3.81 €3.40	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$4.08 €3.63	+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$3.30 €2.94	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$0.98 €0.87	+10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.87 €0.78	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$1.00 €0.89	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.73 €1.54	+105.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.61 €0.54	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.67 €0.60	+16.0%
Average			+5.9%

Tirana vs. Poprad - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Tirana	Poprad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$6.84 €6.09	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	$33.59 €29.90	+71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$15.28 €13.60	-53.7%
Average			-9.9%

Tirana vs. Poprad - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Tirana	Poprad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$18.65 €16.60	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$765.15 €681.01	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$503.88 €448.47	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$186.59 €166.08	+148.9%
Average			+12.9%

Tirana vs. Poprad - Cost of housing

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pay 75.5% more for childcare

	Tirana	Poprad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$470.29 €418.57	+36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$18,610.01 €16,563.57	+125.6%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Poprad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$2.24 €1.99	-36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$3.08 €2.74	+37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$6.16 €5.48	+29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$41.06 €36.54	-26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$11.20 €9.97	+14.6%
Average			-4.4%

Tirana vs. Poprad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Tirana	Poprad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$70.92 €63.12	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$40.44 €35.99	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$76.98 €68.52	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$107.72 €95.87	-6.6%
Average			-15.5%

Tirana vs. Poprad - Cost of clothing

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