Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.59
ALL309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.54
ALL304
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,535
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$78.02
ALL6,709
|
|
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
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.89
ALL4,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.73
ALL751
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL11,528
|
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