Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 15.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL150
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL567
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL704
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL337
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL104
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL78
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL725
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL251
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL169
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL803
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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