Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 12.0% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Tirana
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
Tirana
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Tirana
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Tirana
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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