Cost of living comparison
Albania is 85.3% more expensive than Nigeria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 1.4% more in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 96.6% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 25.3% more in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 96.3% more in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.9% more in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 99.1% more in Albania
The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Albania are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,185.12
|
$8.37
ALL730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,988.19
|
$6.97
ALL609
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN609.65
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN362.74
|
$0.81
ALL71
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN2,032.00
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN4,030.33
|
$5.29
ALL462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN15,805.52
|
$7.20
ALL629
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN3,004.17
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,262.92
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,802.91
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,447.30
|
$1.05
ALL91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,174.75
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,263.06
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,311.34
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,337.82
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 96.6% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,861.98
|
$7.81
ALL682
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN58,123.93
|
$17.64
ALL1,539
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN26,865,994.62
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,466,834
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN20,099.91
|
$30.70
ALL2,679
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN48,086.41
|
$16.01
ALL1,397
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,173,207.95
|
$447.88
ALL39,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN731,279.28
|
$324.85
ALL28,351
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN29,308.89
|
$57.67
ALL5,033
|
|
pay 96.3% more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN137,845.31
|
$168.56
ALL14,711
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,865,563.34
|
$3,514.89
ALL306,761
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,451.52
|
$2.60
ALL227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,263.70
|
$1.77
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,564.16
|
$3.70
ALL323
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN58,983.29
|
$44.45
ALL3,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,367.60
|
$7.64
ALL667
|
|
pay 99.1% more for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN28,558.24
|
$50.86
ALL4,439
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN46,226.53
|
$40.61
ALL3,544
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN91,730.43
|
$90.86
ALL7,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN91,963.88
|
$121.22
ALL10,580
|
|
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