Cost of living comparison
Sarande is 25.2% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.5% less in Sarande
- Groceries
-
pay 14.0% less in Sarande
- Transportation
-
pay 14.2% less in Sarande
- Housing
-
pay 60.3% less in Sarande
- Childcare
-
pay 30.2% less in Sarande
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.3% less in Sarande
- Clothing
-
pay 1.8% less in Sarande
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sarande.
If you lived in Sarande instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$10.92
ALL912
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.09
|
$8.73
ALL730
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.47
|
$1.58
ALL132
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.43
|
$0.82
ALL69
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
$1.00
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.70
|
$6.31
ALL527
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.91
|
$7.59
ALL634
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.81
|
$3.59
ALL300
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.62
|
$3.54
ALL296
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$0.74
ALL62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$1.15
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.86
|
$0.82
ALL69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$0.87
ALL73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.50
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.60
ALL50
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.15
|
$7.84
ALL655
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.93
|
$21.43
ALL1,790
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,204.23
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,462,586
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.12
|
$29.47
ALL2,463
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.49
|
$18.21
ALL1,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,093.99
|
$684.34
ALL57,176
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€803.20
|
$349.24
ALL29,179
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€225.46
|
$72.75
ALL6,078
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€262.62
|
$257.34
ALL21,501
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,246.31
|
$5,375.75
ALL449,144
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.67
|
$2.73
ALL228
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.41
|
$1.85
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.79
|
$3.82
ALL319
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.41
|
$84.17
ALL7,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.69
|
$8.73
ALL730
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€73.14
|
$64.34
ALL5,376
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€35.07
|
$47.77
ALL3,992
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.69
|
$100.14
ALL8,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€118.31
|
$132.96
ALL11,109
|
|
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