Cost of living comparison

Castries, Saint Lucia

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 5.4% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 20.0% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 41.5% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Tirana

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Tirana are more expensive than in Castries. Expenses including groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% more for restaurants

	Castries	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$10.92 ALL948	+47.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.73 ALL759	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.58 ALL137	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.82 ALL71	-26.0%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Castries	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 EC$4.39	$1.00 ALL86	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 EC$9.50	$6.31 ALL548	+79.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 EC$20.85	$7.59 ALL659	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 EC$10.24	$3.59 ALL312	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.54 ALL307	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.74 ALL64	-78.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.15 ALL100	+53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.82 ALL71	-71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$0.87 ALL76	-79.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 EC$4.23	$0.50 ALL44	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.60 ALL52	-23.4%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Castries	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$7.84 ALL681	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.47 ALL1,517
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.47 ALL2,560
Average			+20.2%

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Castries	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.02 EC$121.67	$18.21 ALL1,582	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	$594.90 ALL51,674	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	$412.58 ALL35,837	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.60 EC$242.16	$78.02 ALL6,777	-12.9%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 41.5% more for childcare

	Castries	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.93 EC$491.67	$257.35 ALL22,354	+41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,375.91 ALL466,959
Average			+41.5%

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.73 ALL237	+34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.85 ALL161	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.82 ALL332
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 EC$91.67	$46.89 ALL4,073	+38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$8.73 ALL759	+57.3%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Castries	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$64.35 ALL5,589	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.59 EC$158.33	$47.77 ALL4,150	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.34 EC$333.33	$100.14 ALL8,699	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$134.06 ALL11,644	+31.7%
Average			-6.0%

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