Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 24.7% cheaper than Oranjestad.
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
AWG34.20
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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