Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 13.6% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.35
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.17
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.91
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€552.64
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.66
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.94
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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