Cost of living comparison
Durres is 53.4% cheaper than Washington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.6% less in Durres
- Groceries
-
pay 44.6% less in Durres
- Transportation
-
pay 9.4% less in Durres
- Housing
-
pay 77.9% less in Durres
- Childcare
-
pay 91.0% less in Durres
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.0% less in Durres
- Clothing
-
pay 31.0% less in Durres
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Durres.
If you lived in Durres instead of Washington, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$8.73
ALL730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.00
ALL585
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$1.72
ALL144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.76
ALL64
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$0.78
ALL65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$5.00
ALL418
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$7.01
ALL585
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$2.88
ALL240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$3.17
ALL265
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.50
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$1.01
ALL84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.55
ALL46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.54
ALL45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.47
ALL40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.44
ALL37
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$7.80
ALL652
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$16.92
ALL1,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$14,191.38
ALL1,185,690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$20.74
ALL1,733
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$16.65
ALL1,391
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$398.25
ALL33,273
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$293.48
ALL24,521
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$48.81
ALL4,078
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$163.75
ALL13,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$4,093.67
ALL342,026
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.51
ALL210
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$1.76
ALL147
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$3.66
ALL306
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$34.57
ALL2,888
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$6.55
ALL547
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Durres
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$35.48
ALL2,964
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$36.84
ALL3,078
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$79.14
ALL6,612
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$143.73
ALL12,009
|
|
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