Cost of living comparison
Albania is 40.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Albania instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.09
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.49
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.38
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.65
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.99
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.25
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.55
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
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