Cost of living comparison
Athens is 37.3% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$7.66
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$12.13
€11.15
|
|
pay 62.4% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$630.26
€579.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$532.87
€490.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$482.99
€444.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$46.52
€42.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$116.71
€107.33
|
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