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
ALL928
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
 
$8.73
ALL742
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$1.58
ALL134

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pay 55.1% less for groceries

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
$9.00
 
$1.00
ALL85
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.31
ALL537
Milk (1 gallon) $10.50
 
$7.59
ALL645

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.80
 
$7.84
ALL667
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.47
ALL1,485
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,474.40
ALL2,505,824

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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
ALL1,548
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,000.00
 
$594.90
ALL50,577
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$412.58
ALL35,076

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $257.35
ALL21,879
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,375.91
ALL457,043

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pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.73
ALL232
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$1.85
ALL158
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.82
ALL325

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $64.35
ALL5,471
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $47.77
ALL4,062
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $100.14
ALL8,514

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