Cost of living comparison
Korce is 34.8% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.6% less in Korce
- Groceries
-
pay 24.9% less in Korce
- Transportation
-
pay 11.2% less in Korce
- Housing
-
pay 56.5% less in Korce
- Childcare
-
pay 77.2% less in Korce
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.5% less in Korce
- Clothing
-
pay 15.8% less in Korce
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Korce.
If you lived in Korce instead of Athens, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$5.46
ALL480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.64
|
$6.00
ALL528
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.85
|
$1.72
ALL151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.49
|
$0.84
ALL74
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
$0.78
ALL68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.91
|
$5.05
ALL445
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.64
|
$7.01
ALL616
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.03
|
$2.88
ALL253
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.38
|
$3.17
ALL279
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.36
ALL32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.94
ALL83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.54
ALL47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.59
ALL52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$0.44
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.47
|
$0.39
ALL35
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.84
|
$7.80
ALL686
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.89
|
$17.47
ALL1,536
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,221.19
|
$32,152.89
ALL2,827,847
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.52
|
$11.46
ALL1,008
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.16
|
$13.10
ALL1,152
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€568.61
|
$360.57
ALL31,712
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€499.30
|
$252.07
ALL22,169
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€137.44
|
$48.82
ALL4,293
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€414.98
|
$163.75
ALL14,402
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,606.00
|
$1,091.64
ALL96,010
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$2.18
ALL192
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.32
|
$1.76
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.37
|
$3.66
ALL322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€44.22
|
$24.56
ALL2,160
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.64
|
$7.64
ALL672
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Korce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€77.15
|
$62.42
ALL5,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€34.33
|
$43.37
ALL3,814
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€83.99
|
$97.45
ALL8,571
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€103.37
|
$54.58
ALL4,801
|
|
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