Cost of living comparison

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Tirana is 7.4% cheaper than Budapest.

If you lived in Tirana instead of Budapest, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

 
Budapest
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.29
HUF4,256.12
$10.76
ALL973
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
$7.91
ALL715
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.65
HUF623.14
$1.61
ALL146

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

 
Budapest
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.59
HUF598.63
$0.98
ALL88
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.84
HUF1,824.39
$6.08
ALL550
Milk (1 gallon) $4.13
HUF1,557.22
$7.55
ALL682

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

 
Budapest
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.74
HUF2,540.70
$7.77
ALL702
Monthly public transit pass $26.82
HUF10,108.27
$17.22
ALL1,556
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567

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pay 18.8% less for housing

 
Budapest
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
$17.40
ALL1,572
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $643.77
HUF242,637.49
$568.58
ALL51,379
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $500.61
HUF188,679.18
$380.80
ALL34,410

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

 
Budapest
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $438.86
HUF165,408.13
$235.39
ALL21,270
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
$4,857.15
ALL438,914

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Budapest
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.82
HUF1,064.03
$2.69
ALL243
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.36
HUF888.20
$1.81
ALL164
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
$3.77
ALL340

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

 
Budapest
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
$64.36
ALL5,816
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
$48.67
ALL4,398
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
$95.47
ALL8,627

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