Cost of living comparison
Albania is 11.7% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$7.46
ALL674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.58
ALL143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.76
ALL68
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$4.90
ALL443
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$6.95
ALL628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$3.21
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.72
ALL65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.64
ALL58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.48
ALL43
|
|
pay 50.9% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$7.84
ALL708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.48
ALL224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$1.54
ALL139
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$8.18
ALL739
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
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