Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 5.4% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Castries, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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