Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 71.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$15.24
€14.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$6.94
€6.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$4.68
€4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$6.38
€5.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$1.65
€1.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
$53.34
€49.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$25.46
€23.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$988.74
€909.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$209.09
€192.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
|
pay 76.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$4.90
€4.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$37.56
€34.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$13.33
€12.26
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$144.43
€132.82
|
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