Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 10.8% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
$4.26
ALL400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
$6.34
ALL596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
$3.10
ALL291
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
$8.27
ALL777
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
$1.95
ALL183
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
$1.51
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
$7.21
ALL678
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
|
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