Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 38.4% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$10.76
ALL973
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.61
ALL146
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$6.08
ALL550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$7.55
ALL682
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$3.61
ALL327
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.11
ALL100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.82
ALL74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.50
ALL45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$7.77
ALL702
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
|
pay 72.4% less for housing
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$2.69
ALL243
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$1.81
ALL164
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$8.61
ALL778
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
|
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