Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 49.8% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 46.5% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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