Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 56.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 56.2% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$11.25
€10.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$8.28
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$2.75
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$7.12
€6.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$3.18
€3.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL290
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.43
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.86
€0.83
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$5.73
€5.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$28.71
€27.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
$23,757.42
€22,804.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
$11.32
€10.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
$32.10
€30.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
$611.64
€587.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
$506.97
€486.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
$206.52
€198.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
$480.15
€460.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
$8,455.02
€8,115.78
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$3.10
€2.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$1.97
€1.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
$5.39
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
$44.69
€42.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$7.50
€7.20
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
$97.87
€93.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
$105.89
€101.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
$128.14
€122.99
|
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