Cost of living comparison
Albania is 27.2% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.9% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 24.0% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 3.5% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 43.6% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 64.9% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.3% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 1.2% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Italy, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.29
|
$8.37
ALL729
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.90
|
$6.97
ALL607
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.26
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.08
|
$0.81
ALL70
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.81
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.04
|
$5.29
ALL461
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.89
|
$7.20
ALL627
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.01
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.47
|
$3.11
ALL271
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$1.05
ALL91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.46
ALL40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.39
|
$7.81
ALL680
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.34
|
$17.64
ALL1,536
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,970.42
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,460,800
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.92
|
$30.70
ALL2,672
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.54
|
$16.01
ALL1,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€580.56
|
$447.88
ALL38,993
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€452.91
|
$324.85
ALL28,282
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€133.06
|
$57.67
ALL5,021
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€450.09
|
$168.56
ALL14,675
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,374.64
|
$3,514.89
ALL306,011
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.43
|
$2.60
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$1.77
ALL154
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.48
|
$3.70
ALL322
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€46.11
|
$44.45
ALL3,870
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.31
|
$7.64
ALL665
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.38
|
$50.86
ALL4,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.96
|
$40.61
ALL3,536
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€76.15
|
$90.86
ALL7,911
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€102.13
|
$121.22
ALL10,554
|
|
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