Cost of living comparison
Albania is 37.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Albania instead of Israel, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Israel
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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