Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 17.6% cheaper than San Jose.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.5% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 17.5% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 13.4% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 18.3% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 53.7% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.4% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 6.2% less in Tirana
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,411.93
|
$10.92
ALL1,007
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,855.71
|
$8.73
ALL806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC996.28
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC730.05
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,297.53
|
$1.00
ALL92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,131.12
|
$6.31
ALL582
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,614.14
|
$7.59
ALL700
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,630.29
|
$3.59
ALL331
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,202.02
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC974.72
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC314.94
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC795.04
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC673.65
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC649.37
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC595.13
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,742.30
|
$7.84
ALL724
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,000.61
|
$17.47
ALL1,611
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,451,701.73
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,719,127
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC7,965.79
|
$29.47
ALL2,719
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
|
San Jose
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC26,781.29
|
$18.21
ALL1,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC370,817.73
|
$594.90
ALL54,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC231,662.02
|
$412.58
ALL38,062
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC31,508.95
|
$78.02
ALL7,198
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC260,589.82
|
$257.35
ALL23,741
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,209,142.52
|
$5,375.91
ALL495,948
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,456.71
|
$2.73
ALL252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,844.55
|
$1.85
ALL171
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,524.97
|
$3.82
ALL352
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC29,832.68
|
$46.89
ALL4,325
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,855.71
|
$8.73
ALL806
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC36,771.08
|
$64.35
ALL5,936
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,391.00
|
$47.77
ALL4,407
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC62,954.11
|
$100.14
ALL9,239
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC58,621.78
|
$134.06
ALL12,367
|
|
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