Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.0% cheaper than Saipan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.5% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 42.9% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 21.6% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 38.0% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 10.4% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.0% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 80.2% more in Tirana
The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Tirana are more expensive than in Saipan. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Tirana. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$10.92
ALL945
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.73
ALL756
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.31
ALL546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$7.59
ALL657
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$3.59
ALL311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$3.54
ALL306
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.84
ALL679
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,511
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,550,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$29.47
ALL2,551
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$18.21
ALL1,576
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$594.90
ALL51,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$412.58
ALL35,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$78.02
ALL6,752
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.35
ALL22,270
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$5,375.91
ALL465,206
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.73
ALL236
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.85
ALL160
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.82
ALL331
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$46.89
ALL4,057
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$8.73
ALL756
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$64.35
ALL5,568
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$47.77
ALL4,134
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$100.14
ALL8,666
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$134.06
ALL11,601
|
|
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