Cost of living comparison
Albania is 6.2% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Albania instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 62.2% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
|
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