Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 16.9% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.82
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.38
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.49
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.16
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.41
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€906.31
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€626.11
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.37
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.72
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
|
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