Cost of living comparison

Tirana, Albania

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 7.6% more expensive than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 35.1% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Santiago

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Santiago are more expensive than in Tirana.

Santiago vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Tirana, you would:

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Tirana	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL948	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL759	$8.24 CLF0.2000	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL137	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL71	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+66.3%
Average			+21.7%

Tirana vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Tirana	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL86	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+49.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL548	$5.49 CLF0.1300	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL659	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL312	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL307	$2.88 CLF0.0700	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$0.96 CLF0.0200	+29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL100	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL71	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL76	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+9.2%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Tirana	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL681	$5.14 CLF0.1300	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,517	$41.20 CLF1.0100	+135.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,560,187	$18,540.00 CLF455.8100	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,560	$12.41 CLF0.3100	-57.9%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Tirana	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,582	$20.87 CLF0.5100	+14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL51,674	$513.58 CLF12.6300	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL35,837	$439.93 CLF10.8200	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL6,777	$104.66 CLF2.5700	+34.1%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 35.1% more for childcare

	Tirana	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL22,354	$387.71 CLF9.5300	+50.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL466,959	$6,421.89 CLF157.8800	+19.5%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL237	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL161	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL332	$5.15 CLF0.1300	+34.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,073	$33.85 CLF0.8300	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL759	$5.87 CLF0.1400	-32.8%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Tirana	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL5,589	$52.80 CLF1.3000	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,150	$31.11 CLF0.7600	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,699	$73.37 CLF1.8000	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL11,644	$82.04 CLF2.0200	-38.8%
Average			-29.6%

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