Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.6 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$3.23
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$2.79
€2.65
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$6.58
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$4.81
€4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$6.45
€6.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$1.81
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Tirana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$8.09
€7.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$87.51
€82.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$35,207.42
€33,389.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$24.86
€23.58
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Tirana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$47.53
€45.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$2,189.86
€2,076.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$1,816.26
€1,722.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$206.94
€196.26
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Tirana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$2,377.37
€2,254.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$14,444.53
€13,698.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$4.20
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$65.86
€62.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$15.00
€14.23
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$92.54
€87.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$37.12
€35.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$106.57
€101.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$114.59
€108.67
|
|
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