Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 12.2% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Tallinn
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.35
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.25
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.57
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.55
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€705.32
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€503.49
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€495.94
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.16
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€109.48
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
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