Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 0.1% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Castries, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.76
ALL973
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.61
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.08
ALL550
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.55
ALL682
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.61
ALL327
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.11
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.82
ALL74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.50
ALL45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.77
ALL702
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.69
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.81
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.77
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.61
ALL778
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
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