Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.3 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL647
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL149
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Tirana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL404
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL601
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL294
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL86
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL61
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL784
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,973,544
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,495
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Tirana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,587
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL47,039
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,385
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,877
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,287
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL357,468
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL185
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL144
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL323
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,827
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL684
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Tirana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,940
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,618
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,918
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,113
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
|
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