Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 8.9% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$10.92
ALL1,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$8.73
ALL800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.00
ALL91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$6.31
ALL578
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$7.59
ALL695
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.59
ALL329
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$3.54
ALL324
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 59.3% more for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$7.84
ALL718
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,699,106
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$29.47
ALL2,699
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$18.21
ALL1,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$594.90
ALL54,478
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$412.58
ALL37,782
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$78.02
ALL7,145
|
|
pay 61.1% more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$257.35
ALL23,566
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$5,375.91
ALL492,296
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.73
ALL250
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.85
ALL170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.82
ALL350
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$46.89
ALL4,294
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.73
ALL800
|
|
pay 91.4% more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$64.35
ALL5,893
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$47.77
ALL4,375
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$100.14
ALL9,171
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$134.06
ALL12,276
|
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