Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 70.5% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
?? | |
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
The Valley
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
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