Cost of living comparison
Albania is 33.8% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.5% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 30.5% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 1.7% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 48.0% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 68.6% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.2% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 10.2% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of France, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.84
|
$8.37
ALL729
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.61
|
$6.97
ALL607
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.42
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$0.81
ALL70
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.52
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.49
|
$5.29
ALL461
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.00
|
$7.20
ALL627
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.36
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.15
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.13
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$1.05
ALL91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.30
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.80
|
$0.46
ALL40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.42
|
$7.81
ALL680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€44.58
|
$17.64
ALL1,536
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€27,659.60
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,460,800
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.62
|
$30.70
ALL2,672
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€26.60
|
$16.01
ALL1,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€663.71
|
$447.88
ALL38,993
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€534.73
|
$324.85
ALL28,282
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€123.95
|
$57.67
ALL5,021
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€610.71
|
$168.56
ALL14,675
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,107.46
|
$3,514.89
ALL306,011
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.49
|
$2.60
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.66
|
$1.77
ALL154
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.47
|
$3.70
ALL322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€31.77
|
$44.45
ALL3,870
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.70
|
$7.64
ALL665
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€79.29
|
$50.86
ALL4,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€33.40
|
$40.61
ALL3,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€80.97
|
$90.86
ALL7,911
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€112.27
|
$121.22
ALL10,554
|
|
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