Cost of living comparison
Albania is 20.8% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Albania instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.45
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.16
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.21
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.37
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.63
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.63
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.32
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.47
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.85
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.26
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.57
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.35
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.81
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.92
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.10
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN42.66
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN55,573.62
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.06
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 23.6% more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.60
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN560.17
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN432.53
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN143.14
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN678.02
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,597.61
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.39
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.26
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.00
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.01
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.39
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN82.83
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN53.82
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN140.91
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN142.62
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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