Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 25.0% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.1% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 35.8% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 20.2% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 65.9% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 46.8% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.8% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 19.4% more in Tirana
The cost of transportation and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in San Juan. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$10.92
ALL945
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$8.73
ALL756
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$6.31
ALL546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$7.59
ALL657
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$3.59
ALL311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$3.54
ALL306
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$7.84
ALL679
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$17.47
ALL1,511
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,550,578
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$29.47
ALL2,551
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$18.21
ALL1,576
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$594.90
ALL51,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$412.58
ALL35,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$78.02
ALL6,752
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$257.35
ALL22,270
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$5,375.91
ALL465,206
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.73
ALL236
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$1.85
ALL160
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$3.82
ALL331
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$46.89
ALL4,057
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$8.73
ALL756
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$64.35
ALL5,568
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$47.77
ALL4,134
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$100.14
ALL8,666
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$134.06
ALL11,601
|
|
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