Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.81
ALL75
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
ALL47
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.64
ALL711
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.22
ALL11,280
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