Cost of living comparison
Albania is 63.4% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Albania instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 95.3% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
₱213.59
|
$7.46
ALL674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.20
₱186.73
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
₱44.89
|
$1.58
ALL143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₱25.15
|
$0.76
ALL68
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
₱67.34
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₱219.53
|
$4.90
ALL443
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
₱382.87
|
$6.95
ALL628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
₱114.77
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
₱105.70
|
$3.21
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₱71.54
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.72
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
₱63.20
|
$0.72
ALL65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₱37.06
|
$0.64
ALL58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
₱50.54
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₱64.38
|
$0.48
ALL43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
₱257.97
|
$7.84
ALL708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.06
₱704.14
|
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,092.26
₱1,697,970.11
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱157.37
|
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Philippines
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.30
₱1,709.86
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.23
₱15,480.28
|
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.68
₱9,203.03
|
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.84
₱4,951.97
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.61
₱9,840.96
|
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,730.41
₱276,090.13
|
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
₱78.71
|
$2.48
ALL224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
₱132.46
|
$1.54
ALL139
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
₱145.25
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.04
₱1,986.57
|
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
₱297.06
|
$8.18
ALL739
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.74
₱2,144.47
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.36
₱1,246.46
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.86
₱3,785.41
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.49
₱3,355.45
|
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
|
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