Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 22.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 90.1% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
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