Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 23.9% cheaper than Helsinki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.2% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 8.9% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 4.8% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 34.9% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 36.3% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.9% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 11.8% more in Tirana
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€16.53
|
$10.92
ALL948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.39
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.77
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.79
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.64
|
$6.31
ALL548
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.54
|
$7.59
ALL659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.71
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.28
|
$3.54
ALL307
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.91
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.50
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.61
|
$7.84
ALL681
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€62.90
|
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€30,223.38
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€15.68
|
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€19.81
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€979.64
|
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€767.24
|
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€87.55
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€297.89
|
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,260.32
|
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$2.73
ALL237
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.20
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.01
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€42.09
|
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€16.06
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€88.12
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€27.99
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€78.93
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€98.03
|
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
|
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