Cost of living comparison
Albania is 6.7% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Albania instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
|
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