Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tirana instead of Longyearbyen, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.92
ALL937
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.58
ALL136
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL70
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.00
ALL85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.31
ALL542
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.59
ALL651
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.59
ALL308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.54
ALL304
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
ALL70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
ALL52
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.84
ALL673
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,499
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,474.40
ALL2,528,904
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.47
ALL2,529
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$18.21
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$594.90
ALL51,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$412.58
ALL35,400
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.02
ALL6,694
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.35
ALL22,080
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,375.91
ALL461,253
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.73
ALL234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.85
ALL159
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.82
ALL328
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.89
ALL4,023
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.73
ALL749
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.35
ALL5,521
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.77
ALL4,099
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.14
ALL8,592
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.06
ALL11,502
|
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tirana or Longyearbyen. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.