Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 75.5% more expensive than Tirana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.2% more in San Juan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in San Juan
- Transportation
-
pay 15.2% more in San Juan
- Housing
-
pay 3.1 times more in San Juan
- Childcare
-
pay 88.0% more in San Juan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.9% more in San Juan
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in San Juan
The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in San Juan are more expensive than in Tirana. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in San Juan.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 53.2% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL948
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL759
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL137
|
$1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL86
|
$3.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL548
|
$4.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL659
|
$8.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL312
|
$5.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL307
|
$3.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL64
|
$2.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL100
|
$1.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL71
|
$1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL76
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL44
|
$1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL52
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL681
|
$3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,517
|
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,560,187
|
$32,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,560
|
$22.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,582
|
$71.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL51,674
|
$1,766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL35,837
|
$838.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL6,777
|
$280.41
|
|
pay 88.0% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL22,354
|
$470.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL466,959
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL237
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL161
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL332
|
$11.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,073
|
$55.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL759
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,589
|
$45.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,150
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL8,699
|
$91.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL11,644
|
$106.00
|
|
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