Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 17.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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