Cost of living comparison
Albania is 26.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Albania instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 53.3% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
|
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