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
CZK184.45
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.61
CZK182.47
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CZK38.18
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CZK32.37
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
CZK30.85
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
CZK130.99
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
CZK93.35
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
CZK63.31
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
CZK89.30
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
CZK14.78
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CZK16.97
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CZK21.03
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
CZK30.97
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK12.10
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
CZK11.14
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CZK142.69
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.06
CZK504.83
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,453.98
CZK753,822.85
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.74
CZK281.33
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.70
CZK448.06
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.48
CZK14,630.66
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$493.17
CZK11,819.25
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.15
CZK4,748.82
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.72
CZK8,716.83
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,967.34
CZK190,944.58
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
CZK45.52
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
CZK62.31
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
CZK154.89
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.23
CZK1,131.80
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.95
CZK214.41
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.75
CZK1,671.50
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.40
CZK752.44
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.03
CZK1,918.07
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.55
CZK2,481.68
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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