Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 24.7% cheaper than Oranjestad.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.0% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 31.3% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 18.9% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 49.3% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 6.5% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.6% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 5.0% less in Tirana
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.22
|
$10.92
ALL948
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.50
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$6.31
ALL548
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.53
|
$7.59
ALL659
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$3.54
ALL307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$7.84
ALL681
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.05
|
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,043.75
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.04
|
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.36
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,460.32
|
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,180.26
|
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG300.95
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.28
|
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,336.58
|
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
$2.73
ALL237
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.76
|
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.01
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.10
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.34
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.01
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.35
|
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
|
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