Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 8.2% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.98
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.90
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.07
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.72
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€29.14
|
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.14
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€771.75
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€554.28
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€491.73
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.13
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.68
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€103.65
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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