Albania is 33.8% cheaper than France.

If you lived in Albania instead of France, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 44.5% less for restaurants

 
France
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€14.83
$8.37
ALL779
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€10.30
$6.97
ALL649
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.59
$1.66
ALL154

Improve prices ·

pay 30.5% less for groceries

 
France
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.63
$0.85
ALL79
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€8.03
$5.29
ALL492
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€4.28
$7.20
ALL670

Improve prices ·

pay 1.7% more for transportation

 
France
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.88
$7.81
ALL727
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€47.78
$17.64
ALL1,641
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€29,648.28
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378

Improve prices ·

pay 48.0% less for housing

 
France
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€28.52
$16.01
ALL1,489
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€711.43
$447.88
ALL41,665
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€573.17
$324.85
ALL30,219

Improve prices ·

pay 68.6% less for childcare

 
France
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€654.62
$168.56
ALL15,681
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,690.37
$3,514.89
ALL326,974

Improve prices ·

pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.88
$2.60
ALL242
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.85
$1.77
ALL165
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€11.22
$3.70
ALL344

Improve prices ·

pay 10.2% less for clothing

 
France
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€85.00
$50.86
ALL4,732
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€35.81
$40.61
ALL3,778
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€86.80
$90.86
ALL8,453

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2024
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Albania or France. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Paris vs. Tirana

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more