Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 9.5% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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