Cost of living comparison
Albania is 4.9% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Albania instead of Chile, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$8.37
ALL790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$1.66
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
|
Chile
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$5.29
ALL499
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
$7.20
ALL680
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$7.81
ALL737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
Chile
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Chile
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$2.60
ALL245
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$1.77
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$7.64
ALL721
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
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