Cost of living comparison
Albania is 40.1% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Albania instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.55
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.06
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.96
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.71
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.63
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.66
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.84
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.26
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$229.01
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.88
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.76
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.86
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.32
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
|
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