Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 34.3% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$9.90
PLN40.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.79
PLN7.31
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$4.36
PLN17.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$3.80
PLN15.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$3.02
PLN12.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.54
PLN10.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.45
PLN1.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.75
PLN3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.82
PLN3.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$1.39
PLN5.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.41
PLN1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.47
PLN1.91
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$6.20
PLN25.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$27.22
PLN111.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$30,732.76
PLN125,614.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$7.92
PLN32.37
|
|
pay 91.0% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$17.20
PLN70.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,374.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$832.44
PLN3,402.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$224.46
PLN917.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$507.82
PLN2,075.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,417.99
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$3.71
PLN15.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.66
PLN14.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$4.76
PLN19.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$42.25
PLN172.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$8.66
PLN35.40
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$89.45
PLN365.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$41.56
PLN169.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$88.32
PLN361.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$102.18
PLN417.62
|
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