Cost of living comparison
Praia is 3.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Praia instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 67.2% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
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