Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Poland

Warsaw vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 22.4% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 12.2% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 80.7% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 73.0% more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Warsaw are more expensive than in Tirana. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Warsaw. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

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Warsaw vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 10.4% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$11.51 PLN44.70	+17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$10.23 PLN39.73	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$2.24 PLN8.69	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$2.24 PLN8.71	+77.4%
Average			+10.4%

Tirana vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Tirana	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$1.49 PLN5.78	+26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$4.41 PLN17.13	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$4.07 PLN15.80	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$3.89 PLN15.11	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$2.95 PLN11.46	-28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$0.54 PLN2.11	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.77 PLN3.00	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$0.77 PLN3.00	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.83 PLN7.12	+117.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.40 PLN1.56	-13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.41 PLN1.59	-29.3%
Average			-16.6%

Tirana vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.2% less for transportation

	Tirana	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL712	$6.61 PLN25.68	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,587	$28.12 PLN109.26	+43.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$30,654.89 PLN119K	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$12.78 PLN49.66	-61.2%
Average			-12.2%

Tirana vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.7% more for housing

	Tirana	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$16.12 PLN62.61	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,311	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL38,982	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	+98.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	+250.5%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 73.0% more for childcare

	Tirana	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL27,973	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	+70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL670K	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	+75.3%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$4.60 PLN17.88	+29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL183	$4.27 PLN16.58	+89.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$6.39 PLN24.83	+34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,525	$46.71 PLN181.45	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$9.20 PLN35.76	-5.8%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Tirana	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$107.88 PLN419.08	+54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$39.61 PLN153.88	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$106.17 PLN412.46	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$111.84 PLN434.46	-3.0%
Average			+2.1%

Tirana vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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