Cost of living comparison
Rome is 46.7% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Rome instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL973
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL715
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL146
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL88
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL550
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL682
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL323
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL327
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL100
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL74
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL76
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL45
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL51
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL702
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,556
|
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,285,567
|
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,626
|
$17.87
€16.43
|
|
pay 98.4% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,572
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL51,379
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL34,410
|
$721.77
€663.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,046
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,270
|
$516.83
€475.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL438,914
|
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL243
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL164
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL340
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,054
|
$62.20
€57.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL778
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,816
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,398
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,627
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,378
|
$103.39
€95.08
|
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