Cost of living comparison
Albania is 34.4% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.8% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 21.2% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 6.2% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 58.2% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 67.3% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.9% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 10.3% 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 Germany, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.48
|
$8.37
ALL729
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.06
|
$6.97
ALL607
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.49
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.14
|
$0.81
ALL70
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.80
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.96
|
$5.29
ALL461
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.89
|
$7.20
ALL627
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.03
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.54
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.13
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$1.05
ALL91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.87
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.46
ALL40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.29
|
$7.81
ALL680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€47.07
|
$17.64
ALL1,536
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€25,605.87
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,460,800
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€20.46
|
$30.70
ALL2,672
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€42.86
|
$16.01
ALL1,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€702.54
|
$447.88
ALL38,993
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€555.77
|
$324.85
ALL28,282
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€204.49
|
$57.67
ALL5,021
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€407.44
|
$168.56
ALL14,675
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,940.81
|
$3,514.89
ALL306,011
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.93
|
$2.60
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$1.77
ALL154
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.76
|
$3.70
ALL322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€32.00
|
$44.45
ALL3,870
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€11.38
|
$7.64
ALL665
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€73.19
|
$50.86
ALL4,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€36.25
|
$40.61
ALL3,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€81.41
|
$90.86
ALL7,911
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€109.71
|
$121.22
ALL10,554
|
|
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