Cost of living comparison
Athens is 30.5% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$6.59
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$7.64
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$30.01
€28.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$634.68
€608.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$557.32
€534.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$463.20
€444.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.71
€3.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$49.36
€47.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$115.38
€110.63
|
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