Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 64.7% more expensive than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 88.3% more in Helsinki
- Groceries
-
pay 34.5% more in Helsinki
- Transportation
-
pay 70.3% more in Helsinki
- Housing
-
pay 62.2% more in Helsinki
- Childcare
-
pay 63.5% more in Helsinki
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Helsinki
- Clothing
-
pay 1.4% less in Helsinki
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, housing, and groceries in Helsinki are more expensive than in Tirana. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Helsinki.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL948
|
$18.76
€16.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
$11.79
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL137
|
$3.14
€2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$2.03
€1.79
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL548
|
$4.13
€3.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL659
|
$5.15
€4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
$3.08
€2.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL307
|
$6.00
€5.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL64
|
$1.11
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL100
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL76
|
$1.70
€1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL44
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL52
|
$0.86
€0.75
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL681
|
$7.50
€6.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
$71.38
€62.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
$34,296.42
€30,223.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
$17.79
€15.68
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
$22.48
€19.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
$1,111.66
€979.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
$870.64
€767.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
$99.35
€87.55
|
|
pay 63.5% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
$338.03
€297.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
$10,508.28
€9,260.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL237
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL161
|
$4.76
€4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
$11.36
€10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
$47.76
€42.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL759
|
$18.22
€16.06
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
$100.00
€88.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
$31.76
€27.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
$89.57
€78.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
$111.24
€98.03
|
|
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