Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 77.3% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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