Cost of living comparison
Quito is 6.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Quito instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL637
|
$3.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL398
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL592
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL772
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Tirana
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 54.3% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
$86.25
|
|
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