Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in France instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$51.68
€47.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$31,564.23
€29,025.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$30.98
€28.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$779.01
€716.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$611.60
€562.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$139.72
€128.49
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$707.64
€650.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$9,850.44
€9,058.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$92.28
€84.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$37.39
€34.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$93.47
€85.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$126.59
€116.41
|
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