Cost of living comparison
Albania is 8.0% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.72
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.57
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.72
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.96
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.01
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.31
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,168.38
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.04
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.53
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€537.60
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€443.95
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€162.24
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€380.16
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,652.96
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.88
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.23
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.97
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€37.97
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.79
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.29
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€27.70
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€74.85
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€87.51
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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