Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Durres, Albania

Durres vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 33.6% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Durres
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Durres
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Durres
Housing: pay 60.5% less in Durres
Childcare: pay 64.4% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Durres
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Durres

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Durres.

Durres vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Durres instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.40	$8.73 ALL768	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.60	$7.00 ALL615	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.00	$1.72 ALL151	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.01	$0.76 ALL67	-32.0%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Rome	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.60	$0.78 ALL68	-56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.27	$5.00 ALL440	-28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.55	$7.01 ALL616	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.37	$2.88 ALL253	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.38	$3.17 ALL279	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$0.50 ALL44	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.83	$1.01 ALL89	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.55 ALL49	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$0.54 ALL47	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.47 ALL42	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.44 ALL38	-44.2%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Rome	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.40	$7.80 ALL686	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.61	$16.92 ALL1,488	-54.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,004.57	$14,191.38 ALL1,248,132	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.36	$20.74 ALL1,824	+21.0%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 60.5% less for housing

	Rome	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €26.39	$16.65 ALL1,464	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,057.43	$398.25 ALL35,026	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €683.65	$293.48 ALL25,812	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €149.85	$48.81 ALL4,293	-70.8%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

	Rome	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €455.86	$163.75 ALL14,402	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,398.50	$4,093.67 ALL360,038	-61.0%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.80	$2.51 ALL221	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.37	$1.76 ALL155	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.76	$3.66 ALL322	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €52.24	$34.57 ALL3,040	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.60	$6.55 ALL576	-38.9%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €58.62	$35.48 ALL3,120	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.54	$36.84 ALL3,240	+19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €69.13	$79.14 ALL6,961	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €91.67	$143.73 ALL12,641	+40.5%
Average			+4.3%

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