Cost of living comparison
Albania is 70.0% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Albania instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.46
|
$8.37
ALL782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD57.87
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.47
|
$1.66
ALL155
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.44
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD43.90
|
$5.29
ALL494
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.54
|
$7.20
ALL673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.26
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.12
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.68
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.01
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.35
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.02
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.16
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.24
|
$7.81
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD170.78
|
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD335,848.36
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.55
|
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
|
pay 55.9% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD323.93
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,575.32
|
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,689.41
|
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD274.31
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
|
pay 44.4% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD921.31
|
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,859.84
|
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.05
|
$2.60
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.37
|
$1.77
ALL166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.08
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD225.52
|
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.13
|
$7.64
ALL714
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD332.09
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD356.62
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD716.06
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD608.67
|
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
|
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