Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 7.3% more expensive than San Salvador.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.3% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 4.9% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 22.7% more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 31.9% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 27.1% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 0.5% more in Tirana
The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.57
|
$10.92
ALL937
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.30
|
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.53
|
$1.58
ALL136
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$0.82
ALL70
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.57
|
$1.00
ALL85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.34
|
$6.31
ALL542
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.68
|
$7.59
ALL651
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.58
|
$3.59
ALL308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.31
|
$3.54
ALL304
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
$0.74
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$1.15
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$0.82
ALL70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.65
|
$0.87
ALL75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.70
|
$0.50
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.79
|
$7.84
ALL673
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.15
|
$17.47
ALL1,499
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,932.55
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,528,904
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.73
|
$29.47
ALL2,529
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.06
|
$18.21
ALL1,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,516.68
|
$594.90
ALL51,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,619.27
|
$412.58
ALL35,400
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.89
|
$78.02
ALL6,694
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,403.67
|
$257.35
ALL22,080
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,272.75
|
$5,375.91
ALL461,253
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$2.73
ALL234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.36
|
$1.85
ALL159
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.03
|
$3.82
ALL328
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.56
|
$46.89
ALL4,023
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.17
|
$8.73
ALL749
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.78
|
$64.35
ALL5,521
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC419.10
|
$47.77
ALL4,099
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC982.07
|
$100.14
ALL8,592
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.71
|
$134.06
ALL11,502
|
|
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