Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.0% cheaper than Saipan.
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
ALL1,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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