Cost of living comparison

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Tirana is 24.7% cheaper than Oranjestad.

If you lived in Tirana instead of Oranjestad, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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