Cost of living comparison
Albania is 30.6% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Albania instead of Canada, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.37
CA$23.53
|
$8.37
ALL790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
CA$14.39
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.87
|
$1.66
ALL157
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.32
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
CA$3.57
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
CA$7.62
|
$5.29
ALL499
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.04
CA$11.55
|
$7.20
ALL680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
CA$4.87
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
CA$7.36
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.57
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.29
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.50
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CA$1.66
|
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
CA$1.64
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Canada
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CA$6.25
|
$7.81
ALL737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.88
CA$94.70
|
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,555.94
CA$35,299.90
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.33
CA$23.47
|
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Canada
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.95
CA$87.62
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,220.42
CA$1,754.38
|
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,114.36
CA$1,601.92
|
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.39
CA$165.87
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$729.99
CA$1,049.38
|
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,017.58
CA$17,275.63
|
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
CA$7.48
|
$2.60
ALL245
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
CA$5.15
|
$1.77
ALL167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.91
CA$18.56
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.97
CA$61.77
|
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.95
CA$15.74
|
$7.64
ALL721
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Canada
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.89
CA$77.46
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.01
CA$56.08
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.94
CA$122.10
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.12
CA$146.79
|
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
|
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