Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 88.2% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$20.66
₪75.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$13.33
₪48.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$2.59
₪9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.96
₪7.15
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$2.36
₪8.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$6.48
₪23.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$7.26
₪26.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$3.86
₪14.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$4.77
₪17.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.36
₪4.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.90
₪3.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.74
₪2.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.90
₪3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.60
₪2.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.58
₪2.11
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$7.24
₪26.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$62.93
₪229.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$43,738.40
₪159,834.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$10.03
₪36.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$26.37
₪96.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$1,468.76
₪5,367.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$1,046.06
₪3,822.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$143.61
₪524.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$842.15
₪3,077.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$15,369.36
₪56,164.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$8.53
₪31.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$4.06
₪14.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$9.33
₪34.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$84.91
₪310.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$12.00
₪43.85
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$97.33
₪355.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$59.99
₪219.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$109.99
₪401.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$109.32
₪399.51
|
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