Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 19.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.2% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 11.6% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 17.8% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 19.6% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 34.0% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.6% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7% less in Tirana
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU605.56
|
$10.92
ALL1,002
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU406.23
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU81.29
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU63.28
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU112.12
|
$1.00
ALL91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU253.21
|
$6.31
ALL580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU178.86
|
$7.59
ALL697
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU186.79
|
$3.59
ALL329
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU180.81
|
$3.54
ALL325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU52.41
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU42.43
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU26.96
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU69.94
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU35.23
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU34.57
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU291.45
|
$7.84
ALL720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,018.52
|
$17.47
ALL1,603
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,513,889.42
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,705,750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,279.74
|
$29.47
ALL2,706
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,836.66
|
$18.21
ALL1,671
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU24,366.41
|
$594.90
ALL54,612
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU17,654.26
|
$412.58
ALL37,875
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,200.10
|
$78.02
ALL7,163
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,266.94
|
$257.35
ALL23,624
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU345,734.60
|
$5,375.91
ALL493,508
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU143.93
|
$2.73
ALL251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU159.50
|
$1.85
ALL170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU211.94
|
$3.82
ALL351
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,462.00
|
$46.89
ALL4,304
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU423.89
|
$8.73
ALL802
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU3,952.75
|
$64.35
ALL5,907
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,880.46
|
$47.77
ALL4,386
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,631.54
|
$100.14
ALL9,193
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,761.20
|
$134.06
ALL12,306
|
|
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