Cost of living comparison
Albania is 9.7% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.02
|
$8.37
ALL790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.66
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$5.29
ALL499
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$7.20
ALL680
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.35
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.58
|
$7.81
ALL737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.48
|
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.82
|
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€464.71
|
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€348.99
|
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.08
|
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$2.60
ALL245
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$1.77
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.48
|
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.41
|
$7.64
ALL721
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.50
|
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
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