Cost of living comparison
Vlore is 19.2% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.7% less in Vlore
- Groceries
-
pay 16.0% less in Vlore
- Transportation
-
pay 60.6% more in Vlore
- Housing
-
pay 52.8% less in Vlore
- Childcare
-
pay 81.1% less in Vlore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.9% less in Vlore
- Clothing
-
pay 3.6% less in Vlore
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Vlore.
If you lived in Vlore instead of Athens, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Vlore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$8.73
ALL732
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.23
|
$7.00
ALL587
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.76
|
$1.72
ALL144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$0.85
ALL71
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Athens
|
Vlore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.09
|
$0.78
ALL65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.63
|
$5.45
ALL457
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.37
|
$7.01
ALL588
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.84
|
$2.88
ALL241
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.17
|
$3.17
ALL266
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.61
ALL51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$1.11
ALL93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.67
ALL56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.59
ALL49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.49
|
$0.44
ALL37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.52
ALL44
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Vlore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.52
|
$7.80
ALL654
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.60
|
$21.83
ALL1,831
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,924.04
|
$32,152.89
ALL2,696,824
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€10.97
|
$46.51
ALL3,901
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Vlore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.77
|
$14.95
ALL1,254
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€541.51
|
$337.42
ALL28,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€475.50
|
$323.52
ALL27,135
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€130.89
|
$48.82
ALL4,094
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
Athens
|
Vlore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€395.20
|
$87.33
ALL7,325
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,148.26
|
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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Vlore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.57
|
$3.00
ALL252
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.16
|
$1.76
ALL148
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.16
|
$3.66
ALL307
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€42.12
|
$38.33
ALL3,215
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.23
|
$7.63
ALL640
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Athens
|
Vlore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.47
|
$43.67
ALL3,662
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.70
|
$49.12
ALL4,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€79.99
|
$87.33
ALL7,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€98.45
|
$131.00
ALL10,987
|
|
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