Cost of living comparison
Albania is 12.9% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.9% more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 12.7% more in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 86.9% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 5.9% more in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 46.4% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.9% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 11.5% more in Albania
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and housing in Albania are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Albania. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Quito, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$8.37
ALL772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.66
ALL153
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.29
ALL488
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$7.20
ALL664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 86.9% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$7.81
ALL721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.60
ALL240
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.77
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$7.64
ALL705
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
|
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