Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 36.5% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.3% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 10.6% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 22.6% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 70.2% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 62.3% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.6% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% more in Tirana
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.87
|
$10.92
ALL956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$8.73
ALL764
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.17
|
$1.58
ALL138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.71
|
$0.82
ALL72
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$1.00
ALL87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$6.31
ALL553
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.68
|
$7.59
ALL665
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.72
|
$3.59
ALL314
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.08
|
$3.54
ALL310
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$0.74
ALL65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.15
ALL101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.12
|
$0.82
ALL72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.60
ALL53
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.33
|
$7.84
ALL687
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€108.52
|
$17.47
ALL1,529
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€34,607.26
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,580,194
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€23.31
|
$29.47
ALL2,580
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€49.14
|
$18.21
ALL1,594
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,882.62
|
$594.90
ALL52,078
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,608.65
|
$412.58
ALL36,117
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€188.98
|
$78.02
ALL6,830
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,151.59
|
$257.35
ALL22,528
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,492.58
|
$5,375.91
ALL470,608
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.61
|
$2.73
ALL239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.82
|
$1.85
ALL162
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.57
|
$3.82
ALL334
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€49.53
|
$46.89
ALL4,104
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.27
|
$8.73
ALL764
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€84.58
|
$64.35
ALL5,633
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€36.18
|
$47.77
ALL4,182
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€86.04
|
$100.14
ALL8,767
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€100.61
|
$134.06
ALL11,735
|
|
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