Cost of living comparison

 Vatican City, Holy See (Vatican City)
compared to
 Tirana, Albania
Tirana vs. Vatican City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Vatican City, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Vatican City
Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $10.92
ALL928
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.73
ALL742
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.58
ALL134

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Vatican City
Tirana
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.00
ALL85
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.31
ALL537
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.59
ALL645

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Vatican City
Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.84
ALL667
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.47
ALL1,485
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,474.40
ALL2,505,824

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Vatican City
Tirana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $18.21
ALL1,548
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $594.90
ALL50,577
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $412.58
ALL35,076

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Vatican City
Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $257.35
ALL21,879
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,375.91
ALL457,043

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Vatican City
Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.73
ALL232
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.85
ALL158
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.82
ALL325

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Vatican City
Tirana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $64.35
ALL5,471
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $47.77
ALL4,062
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $100.14
ALL8,514

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