Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 27.0% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
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) |
$2.77
€2.62
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.23
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.76
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.24
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.01
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.24
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.64
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,320.18
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.08
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€34.67
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,050.30
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€766.52
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€231.43
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€259.59
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,815.16
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.00
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.40
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.12
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€99.12
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.44
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€90.49
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€116.73
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
|
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