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
€14.85
|
$8.37
ALL772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.25
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$1.66
ALL153
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.28
|
$5.29
ALL488
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$7.20
ALL664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.64
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.64
|
$7.81
ALL721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€35.68
|
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,951.11
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.59
|
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.55
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€603.36
|
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€470.70
|
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€138.28
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€467.77
|
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,703.55
|
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.60
ALL240
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.55
|
$1.77
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€47.92
|
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$7.64
ALL705
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€72.10
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€79.14
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€106.14
|
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
|
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