Cost of living comparison
India is 54.5% cheaper than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.7% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 48.0% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 56.5% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 60.8% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 61.2% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.9% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 54.7% less in India
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Albania, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL760
|
$2.40
₹206.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL633
|
$3.90
₹335.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL151
|
$0.40
₹34.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL74
|
$0.17
₹14.29
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL77
|
$0.46
₹39.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL481
|
$2.54
₹218.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL654
|
$2.56
₹220.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL283
|
$0.94
₹80.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL283
|
$1.37
₹117.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL53
|
$0.88
₹75.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.32
₹27.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$0.48
₹40.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL61
|
$0.24
₹20.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.16
₹14.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL46
|
$0.19
₹16.14
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL710
|
$4.62
₹397.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,602
|
$10.12
₹870.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,567,314
|
$13,525.56
₹1,163,124.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,788
|
$2.94
₹252.71
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
|
Albania
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,454
|
$7.39
₹635.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL40,681
|
$138.05
₹11,871.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,506
|
$90.33
₹7,768.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,238
|
$29.97
₹2,577.15
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,311
|
$55.73
₹4,792.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL319,256
|
$1,565.54
₹134,627.83
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL236
|
$1.84
₹157.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL161
|
$1.59
₹136.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL336
|
$3.59
₹308.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,038
|
$15.33
₹1,318.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL694
|
$3.35
₹288.28
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,620
|
$24.02
₹2,065.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,689
|
$25.36
₹2,181.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,253
|
$41.62
₹3,578.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,010
|
$31.12
₹2,675.85
|
|
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