Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 13.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.9% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 21.2% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 83.4% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 12.8% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 13.0% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.2% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% more in Tirana
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Tirana. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€7.56
|
$10.92
ALL948
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.08
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.88
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.33
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.51
|
$6.31
ALL548
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.36
|
$7.59
ALL659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.61
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.16
|
$3.54
ALL307
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.53
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.93
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.39
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.46
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.31
|
$7.84
ALL681
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€28.33
|
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€24,616.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€5.86
|
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€25.81
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€516.56
|
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€399.97
|
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€72.81
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€233.94
|
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,139.12
|
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.08
|
$2.73
ALL237
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.71
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.40
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€35.00
|
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€67.06
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€36.92
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€82.64
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€94.02
|
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
|
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