Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 19.2% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,552.75
|
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD390.63
|
$1.58
ALL149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD234.85
|
$0.82
ALL78
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD339.65
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,587.22
|
$6.31
ALL596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,454.48
|
$7.59
ALL716
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD968.61
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,327.40
|
$3.54
ALL334
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD324.55
|
$1.15
ALL109
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD310.89
|
$0.82
ALL77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD396.73
|
$0.87
ALL82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD126.34
|
$0.60
ALL57
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,081.34
|
$7.84
ALL740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,679.46
|
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,737.85
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD366,324.64
|
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD246,144.47
|
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,784.90
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD147,205.66
|
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,554,885.78
|
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD809.38
|
$2.73
ALL258
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,479.87
|
$1.85
ALL175
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,700.99
|
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,035.17
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,707.88
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD25,156.85
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,039.63
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,979.13
|
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
|
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