Cost of living comparison
Albania is 16.0% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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