Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 19.0% cheaper than Stockholm.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.8% less in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 20.6% less in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 13.5% less in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 52.1% less in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 36.0% more in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.5% less in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 11.7% less in Tirana
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Tirana.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK134.19
|
$10.92
ALL949
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK98.40
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK24.84
|
$1.58
ALL137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK20.62
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK25.72
|
$1.00
ALL87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK51.24
|
$6.31
ALL549
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK52.62
|
$7.59
ALL660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK37.04
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK49.83
|
$3.54
ALL308
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK13.41
|
$0.74
ALL64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK10.63
|
$1.15
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.19
|
$0.82
ALL71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK17.26
|
$0.87
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK6.87
|
$0.50
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK7.64
|
$0.60
ALL52
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK64.61
|
$7.84
ALL682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK912.48
|
$17.47
ALL1,519
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK276,427.61
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,562,969
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK267.48
|
$29.47
ALL2,563
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK324.33
|
$18.21
ALL1,583
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK14,938.15
|
$594.90
ALL51,730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK9,347.46
|
$412.58
ALL35,876
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,352.37
|
$78.02
ALL6,785
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,399.75
|
$257.35
ALL22,378
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK55,464.44
|
$5,375.91
ALL467,466
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK70.67
|
$2.73
ALL237
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK41.36
|
$1.85
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK63.52
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK387.23
|
$46.89
ALL4,077
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK151.19
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK874.13
|
$64.35
ALL5,595
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK417.78
|
$47.77
ALL4,154
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,028.54
|
$100.14
ALL8,708
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,687.79
|
$134.06
ALL11,657
|
|
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