Cost of living comparison
Albania is 36.4% cheaper than Belgium overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.8% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 22.5% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 7.0% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 57.3% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 72.1% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.8% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 13.5% 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 Belgium, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€16.79
|
$8.37
ALL733
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€9.54
|
$6.97
ALL610
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.44
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.17
|
$0.81
ALL71
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.01
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€5.90
|
$5.29
ALL463
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€3.91
|
$7.20
ALL630
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.02
|
$3.11
ALL273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.20
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.97
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$1.05
ALL92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.02
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.09
|
$7.81
ALL684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€39.98
|
$17.64
ALL1,544
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€24,325.02
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,474,334
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€22.90
|
$30.70
ALL2,687
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€43.45
|
$16.01
ALL1,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€717.65
|
$447.88
ALL39,208
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€620.79
|
$324.85
ALL28,437
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€135.68
|
$57.67
ALL5,049
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€490.84
|
$168.56
ALL14,756
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€12,097.96
|
$3,514.89
ALL307,694
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€3.82
|
$2.60
ALL227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.09
|
$1.77
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.00
|
$3.70
ALL324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€31.72
|
$44.45
ALL3,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€10.98
|
$7.64
ALL669
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€81.72
|
$50.86
ALL4,453
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€38.13
|
$40.61
ALL3,555
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€79.59
|
$90.86
ALL7,954
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€110.15
|
$121.22
ALL10,612
|
|
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