Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 86.2% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,472.97
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,304.62
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,343.79
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,175.10
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,262.32
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,855.85
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,014.88
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,557.26
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,482.00
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,831.13
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,844.15
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,421.80
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,301.37
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,758.78
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,221.33
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,337.41
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,432.24
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,088,484.76
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,742,593
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,799.12
|
$29.47
ALL2,743
|
|
pay 44.3% more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,274.23
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,421,319.32
|
$594.90
ALL55,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,331,849.05
|
$412.58
ALL38,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,263.03
|
$78.02
ALL7,260
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,765,533.66
|
$257.35
ALL23,946
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,544,798.01
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,228
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,957.35
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,123.19
|
$1.85
ALL173
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,652.31
|
$3.82
ALL356
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,279.67
|
$46.89
ALL4,363
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,130.77
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS686,907.91
|
$64.35
ALL5,987
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS709,463.28
|
$47.77
ALL4,445
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,310,212.42
|
$100.14
ALL9,318
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,727,827.11
|
$134.06
ALL12,474
|
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