Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 21.4% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
$10.76
ALL992
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
$1.61
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
$6.08
ALL561
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
$7.55
ALL696
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
$3.61
ALL333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
$1.11
ALL102
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
$7.77
ALL716
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
$2.69
ALL248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
$1.81
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$8.61
ALL793
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
|
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