Cost of living comparison
Albania is 37.9% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.5% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 36.1% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 12.3% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 61.8% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 40.3% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.0% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 13.6% less in Albania
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Norway, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK197.36
|
$8.37
ALL733
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK129.65
|
$6.97
ALL610
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.67
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.79
|
$0.81
ALL71
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK32.28
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK54.32
|
$5.29
ALL463
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK79.01
|
$7.20
ALL630
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK39.53
|
$3.11
ALL273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK63.14
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.02
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.48
|
$1.05
ALL92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.76
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.38
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.18
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.22
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK78.03
|
$7.81
ALL684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK717.05
|
$17.64
ALL1,544
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK345,706.30
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,474,334
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK250.40
|
$30.70
ALL2,687
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK564.42
|
$16.01
ALL1,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,977.78
|
$447.88
ALL39,208
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,565.18
|
$324.85
ALL28,437
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,578.55
|
$57.67
ALL5,049
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,900.24
|
$168.56
ALL14,756
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK65,142.35
|
$3,514.89
ALL307,694
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK94.07
|
$2.60
ALL227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK49.43
|
$1.77
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK141.19
|
$3.70
ALL324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK460.43
|
$44.45
ALL3,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK144.43
|
$7.64
ALL669
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK935.35
|
$50.86
ALL4,453
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK427.40
|
$40.61
ALL3,555
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,071.25
|
$90.86
ALL7,954
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,343.25
|
$121.22
ALL10,612
|
|
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