Cost of living comparison
Albania is 30.5% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.90
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.66
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.93
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.45
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.31
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.18
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.28
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.67
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,210.29
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.37
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.31
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,294.01
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL887.25
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.99
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL547.33
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,522.31
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.23
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.72
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.01
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.99
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.32
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.92
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.25
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL274.15
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL283.10
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
|
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