Cost of living comparison
Albania is 26.9% cheaper than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.6% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 13.0% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 3.2% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 38.5% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 50.9% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.3% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% more in Albania
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Finland, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€12.94
|
$8.37
ALL768
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.52
|
$6.97
ALL640
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.35
|
$1.66
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.70
|
$0.81
ALL74
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.09
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.37
|
$5.29
ALL486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.90
|
$7.20
ALL661
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.75
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.91
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.90
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.89
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.68
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.98
|
$7.81
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€55.22
|
$17.64
ALL1,619
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€29,015.80
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,594,740
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.75
|
$30.70
ALL2,818
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€20.30
|
$16.01
ALL1,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€670.17
|
$447.88
ALL41,116
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€551.80
|
$324.85
ALL29,821
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€88.42
|
$57.67
ALL5,294
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€265.90
|
$168.56
ALL15,474
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,932.42
|
$3,514.89
ALL322,667
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.65
|
$2.60
ALL238
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.84
|
$1.77
ALL163
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.62
|
$3.70
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.08
|
$44.45
ALL4,081
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.23
|
$7.64
ALL701
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€68.57
|
$50.86
ALL4,669
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€28.45
|
$40.61
ALL3,728
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€74.90
|
$90.86
ALL8,341
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€99.05
|
$121.22
ALL11,128
|
|
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