Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 50.3% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Albania, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$11.32
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$5.06
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.25
€3.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$6.79
€6.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$37.96
€36.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$10.80
€10.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$900.66
€854.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$732.72
€694.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$455.47
€431.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$2.23
€2.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$7.85
€7.45
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$93.85
€89.01
|
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