Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 7.4% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Budapest, you would:
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$3.61
ALL327
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$1.11
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$0.82
ALL74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$0.50
ALL45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$8.61
ALL778
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
|
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