Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 6.9% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
|
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