Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 47.2% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 42.3% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL637
|
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL398
|
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL592
|
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL772
|
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
|
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