Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 19.4% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.7% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 16.8% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 6.5% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.9% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 25.1% less in Tirana
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$10.92
ALL994
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.73
ALL795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.58
ALL144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.00
ALL91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$6.31
ALL575
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.59
ALL691
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.59
ALL327
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.54
ALL322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.74
ALL67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.15
ALL105
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.87
ALL79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.84
ALL714
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,590
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,683,661
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,684
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.21
ALL1,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$594.90
ALL54,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$412.58
ALL37,566
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$78.02
ALL7,104
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.35
ALL23,432
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,375.91
ALL489,479
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.73
ALL248
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.85
ALL169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.82
ALL348
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.89
ALL4,269
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$8.73
ALL795
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$64.35
ALL5,859
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$100.14
ALL9,118
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL12,206
|
|
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