Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Christmas Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Christmas Island
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.37
ALL790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.97
ALL658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.66
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.81
ALL76
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Christmas Island
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.85
ALL80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.29
ALL499
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.20
ALL680
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
ALL48
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Christmas Island
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.81
ALL737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Christmas Island
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Christmas Island
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Christmas Island
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.60
ALL245
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.77
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.70
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.64
ALL721
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Christmas Island
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.22
ALL11,438
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