Cost of living comparison

 Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
compared to
 Tirana, Albania
Tirana vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 37.8% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.

Restaurants
pay 35.1% less in Tirana
Groceries
pay 55.1% less in Tirana
Transportation
pay 35.3% more in Tirana
Housing
pay 69.3% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.0% less in Tirana

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:

pay 35.1% less for restaurants

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$10.92
ALL939
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
 
$8.73
ALL751
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$1.58
ALL136

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pay 55.1% less for groceries

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$9.00
 
$1.00
ALL86
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.31
ALL543
Milk (1 gallon) $10.50
 
$7.59
ALL653

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.80
 
$7.84
ALL675
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.47
ALL1,502
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,474.40
ALL2,534,506

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pay 69.3% less for housing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$116.00
 
$18.21
ALL1,566
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,000.00
 
$594.90
ALL51,156
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$412.58
ALL35,478

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $257.35
ALL22,129
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,375.91
ALL462,274

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pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.73
ALL235
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$1.85
ALL159
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.82
ALL329

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $64.35
ALL5,533
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $47.77
ALL4,108
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $100.14
ALL8,611

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