Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 41.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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