Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 57.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL637
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tirana
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL398
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL592
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL772
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Tirana
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
Tirana
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Tirana
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
|
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