Cost of living comparison
Albania is 40.5% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.8% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 26.0% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 14.5% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 66.6% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 75.4% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.6% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 8.3% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.48
|
$8.37
ALL730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.74
|
$6.97
ALL609
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$0.81
ALL71
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.57
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.45
|
$5.29
ALL462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$7.20
ALL629
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.05
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.05
ALL91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.86
|
$7.81
ALL682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.31
|
$17.64
ALL1,539
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,084.26
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,466,834
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.00
|
$30.70
ALL2,679
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.91
|
$16.01
ALL1,397
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,133.59
|
$447.88
ALL39,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€924.93
|
$324.85
ALL28,351
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.10
|
$57.67
ALL5,033
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,431.50
|
$168.56
ALL14,711
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,958.71
|
$3,514.89
ALL306,761
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.88
|
$2.60
ALL227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$1.77
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.13
|
$3.70
ALL323
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.28
|
$44.45
ALL3,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.26
|
$7.64
ALL667
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.17
|
$50.86
ALL4,439
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.64
|
$40.61
ALL3,544
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.42
|
$90.86
ALL7,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.23
|
$121.22
ALL10,580
|
|
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