Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 4.4 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
$6.82
ALL637
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
$1.57
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.78
ALL73
|
|
pay 66.6% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
$4.26
ALL398
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
$6.34
ALL592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
$3.10
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 18.9 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$8.27
ALL772
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
$15.60
ALL1,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD73,942.980
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,942,697
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
$26.32
ALL2,456
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.080
|
$16.74
ALL1,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,121.890
|
$496.12
ALL46,303
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD669.310
|
$320.47
ALL29,910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD186.710
|
$72.54
ALL6,770
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD340.780
|
$203.42
ALL18,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.420
|
$3,770.26
ALL351,881
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
$1.95
ALL182
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
$1.51
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
$40.37
ALL3,767
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
$7.21
ALL673
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.460
|
$52.10
ALL4,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.230
|
$38.16
ALL3,561
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.100
|
$83.51
ALL7,794
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD318.440
|
$96.12
ALL8,971
|
|
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