Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 32.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.40
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.95
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.50
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.81
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.09
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.86
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.26
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€96.05
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
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