Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 15.0% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$2.33
RSD261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.57
RSD176
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$5.04
RSD566
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$4.98
RSD558
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$3.13
RSD351
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.53
RSD59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.80
RSD90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.74
RSD83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$1.05
RSD118
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$6.87
RSD770
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$3.02
RSD339
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$2.45
RSD275
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$7.33
RSD822
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
|
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