Cost of living comparison
Albania is 13.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
|
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