Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 39.9% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$15.00
€14.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.91
€1.81
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$6.52
€6.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$5.13
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$1.49
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$6.03
€5.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$39.66
€37.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$27,865.84
€26,426.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$11.49
€10.90
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$33.52
€31.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$942.82
€894.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$774.26
€734.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$192.52
€182.58
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$485.78
€460.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$2.32
€2.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$46.17
€43.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$88.79
€84.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$42.55
€40.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$103.31
€97.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$127.18
€120.62
|
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