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Albania

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Saint John's vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 16.5% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 83.5% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 30.4% less in Saint John's
Housing: pay 56.6% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 65.3% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Saint John's

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

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Saint John's vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 16.7% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$16.65 EC$45.00	+70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$9.25 EC$25.00	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$1.95 EC$5.27	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$1.20 EC$3.25	-4.8%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 83.5% more for groceries

	Tirana	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$2.78 EC$7.50	+135.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$4.26 EC$11.50	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$8.40 EC$22.71	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$6.66 EC$18.00	+76.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$3.52 EC$9.53	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$2.96 EC$8.00	+233.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$1.11 EC$3.00	-0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$3.70 EC$10.00	+276.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$3.70 EC$10.00	+340.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$1.30 EC$3.50	+177.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$1.30 EC$3.50	+124.1%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

	Tirana	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$6.11 EC$16.50	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	??
Average			-30.4%

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pay 56.6% more for housing

	Tirana	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$81.40 EC$220.00	+308.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$198.07 EC$535.29	+164.3%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

	Tirana	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$185.01 EC$500.00	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-77.6%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$2.41 EC$6.50	-32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$3.70 EC$10.00	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$64.75 EC$175.00	+16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$6.29 EC$17.00	-35.6%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Tirana	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$50.00 EC$135.13	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$74.00 EC$200.00	-39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	??
Average			-34.2%

Tirana vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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