Cost of living comparison
Albania is 8.6% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Albania instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CZK183.30
|
$8.37
ALL782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.61
CZK181.33
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CZK37.95
|
$1.66
ALL155
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CZK32.17
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
CZK30.66
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
CZK130.17
|
$5.29
ALL494
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
CZK92.77
|
$7.20
ALL673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
CZK62.91
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
CZK88.75
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
CZK14.69
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CZK16.87
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CZK20.90
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
CZK30.78
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK12.03
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
CZK11.07
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CZK141.80
|
$7.81
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.06
CZK501.70
|
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,453.98
CZK749,145.64
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.74
CZK279.59
|
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.70
CZK445.28
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.48
CZK14,539.89
|
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$493.17
CZK11,745.91
|
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.15
CZK4,719.36
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.72
CZK8,662.75
|
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,967.34
CZK189,759.84
|
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
CZK45.24
|
$2.60
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
CZK61.93
|
$1.77
ALL166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
CZK153.92
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.23
CZK1,124.78
|
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.95
CZK213.08
|
$7.64
ALL714
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.75
CZK1,661.13
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.40
CZK747.77
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.03
CZK1,906.17
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.55
CZK2,466.29
|
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
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