Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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