Cost of living comparison
Albania is 65.6% more expensive than Rwanda overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.7% more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 58.5% more in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 57.9% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 16.0% more in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 25.3% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.3% more in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Albania
The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Albania are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,556
|
$8.37
ALL796
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,606
|
$6.97
ALL663
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,249
|
$1.66
ALL158
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF658
|
$0.81
ALL77
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,408
|
$0.85
ALL81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,152
|
$5.29
ALL503
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,708
|
$7.20
ALL685
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,329
|
$3.11
ALL296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,062
|
$3.11
ALL296
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,923
|
$0.59
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF728
|
$1.05
ALL100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,199
|
$0.68
ALL65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF675
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF314
|
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF454
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
pay 57.9% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,254
|
$7.81
ALL743
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,422
|
$17.64
ALL1,677
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,853,970
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,687,716
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,211
|
$30.70
ALL2,919
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,574
|
$16.01
ALL1,522
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF683,384
|
$447.88
ALL42,589
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF379,658
|
$324.85
ALL30,890
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,936
|
$57.67
ALL5,484
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF208,559
|
$168.56
ALL16,029
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,414,565
|
$3,514.89
ALL334,229
|
|
pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,519
|
$2.60
ALL247
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,094
|
$1.77
ALL169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,290
|
$3.70
ALL352
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,434
|
$44.45
ALL4,227
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,062
|
$7.64
ALL726
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,286
|
$50.86
ALL4,837
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,373
|
$40.61
ALL3,862
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF37,122
|
$90.86
ALL8,640
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,872
|
$121.22
ALL11,527
|
|
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