Cost of living comparison
Albania is 36.1% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.2% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 34.8% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 4.4% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 58.7% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 68.3% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.2% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 10.6% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Austria, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.15
|
$8.37
ALL760
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.77
|
$6.97
ALL633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$1.66
ALL151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.81
ALL74
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.85
ALL77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.50
|
$5.29
ALL481
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.16
|
$7.20
ALL654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.11
ALL283
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$3.11
ALL283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.59
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.67
ALL61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.51
ALL46
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.79
|
$7.81
ALL710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€44.95
|
$17.64
ALL1,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,636.48
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,567,314
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.58
|
$30.70
ALL2,788
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.15
|
$16.01
ALL1,454
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€767.22
|
$447.88
ALL40,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€648.09
|
$324.85
ALL29,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€253.70
|
$57.67
ALL5,238
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€401.31
|
$168.56
ALL15,311
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,033.90
|
$3,514.89
ALL319,256
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.27
|
$2.60
ALL236
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.33
|
$1.77
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.03
|
$3.70
ALL336
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$44.45
ALL4,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.57
|
$7.64
ALL694
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.27
|
$50.86
ALL4,620
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.37
|
$40.61
ALL3,689
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.07
|
$90.86
ALL8,253
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.19
|
$121.22
ALL11,010
|
|
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