Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 15.4% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.0% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 5.5% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 34.1% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 47.2% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 42.1% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.1% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2% less in Tirana
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tirana.
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
€13.21
|
$10.92
ALL956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.55
|
$8.73
ALL764
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.56
|
$1.58
ALL138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.82
ALL72
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.63
|
$1.00
ALL87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.74
|
$6.31
ALL553
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.52
|
$7.59
ALL665
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.07
|
$3.59
ALL314
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.35
|
$3.54
ALL310
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.74
ALL65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$1.15
ALL101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.82
ALL72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.31
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.60
ALL53
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.31
|
$7.84
ALL687
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.91
|
$17.47
ALL1,529
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,534.12
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,580,194
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.12
|
$29.47
ALL2,580
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.51
|
$18.21
ALL1,594
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€830.09
|
$594.90
ALL52,078
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€681.68
|
$412.58
ALL36,117
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€169.50
|
$78.02
ALL6,830
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€427.70
|
$257.35
ALL22,528
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,548.96
|
$5,375.91
ALL470,608
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.83
|
$2.73
ALL239
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.04
|
$1.85
ALL162
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
$3.82
ALL334
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.65
|
$46.89
ALL4,104
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.55
|
$8.73
ALL764
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€78.17
|
$64.35
ALL5,633
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.46
|
$47.77
ALL4,182
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€90.95
|
$100.14
ALL8,767
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€111.98
|
$134.06
ALL11,735
|
|
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