Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 15.4% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.79
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.25
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.92
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.43
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.64
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.78
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€38.02
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,717.02
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€11.02
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€32.14
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€903.95
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€742.34
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€184.58
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€465.75
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.22
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€44.27
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€85.13
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.80
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€99.05
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€121.94
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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