Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Korce, Albania

Korce vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Korce is 37.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% less in Korce
Groceries: pay 33.7% less in Korce
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Korce
Housing: pay 65.7% less in Korce
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in Korce
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.7% less in Korce
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Korce

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

Korce vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% less for restaurants

	Rome	Korce
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.40	$5.46 ALL480	-66.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.60	$6.00 ALL528	-44.0%
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	$0.84 ALL74	-24.9%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 33.7% less for groceries

	Rome	Korce
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.60	$0.78 ALL68	-56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.27	$5.05 ALL445	-27.8%
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	$0.36 ALL32	-66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.83	$0.94 ALL83	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$0.54 ALL47	-39.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$0.59 ALL52	-46.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.44 ALL38	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.39 ALL35	-49.9%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Rome	Korce
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.40	$7.80 ALL686	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.61	$17.47 ALL1,536	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,004.57	$32,152.89 ALL2,827,847	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.36	$11.46 ALL1,008	-33.2%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 65.7% less for housing

	Rome	Korce
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €26.39	$13.10 ALL1,152	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,057.43	$360.57 ALL31,712	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €683.65	$252.07 ALL22,169	-67.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €149.85	$48.82 ALL4,293	-70.8%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Rome	Korce
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	$1,091.64 ALL96,010	-89.6%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Korce
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.80	$2.18 ALL192	-59.3%
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	$24.56 ALL2,160	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.60	$7.64 ALL672	-28.7%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Rome	Korce
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €58.62	$62.42 ALL5,490	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.54	$43.37 ALL3,814	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €69.13	$97.45 ALL8,571	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €91.67	$54.58 ALL4,801	-46.7%
Average			+4.0%

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