Cost of living comparison
Russia is 14.9% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Russia instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL647
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL404
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL601
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL294
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL784
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,973,544
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,495
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
Tirana
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,587
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL47,039
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,385
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,877
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,287
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL357,468
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL185
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL144
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,827
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL684
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,940
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,618
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,918
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,113
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
|
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