Cost of living comparison
Albania is 19.3% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.25
€10.67
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.85
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.60
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
€1.51
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
€6.75
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.68
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€3.02
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.25
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.35
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.71
€27.23
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,757.42
€22,530.63
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.32
€10.74
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.10
€30.44
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.64
€580.06
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.97
€480.79
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.52
€195.86
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.15
€455.36
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,455.02
€8,018.42
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.94
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
€1.87
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.12
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€42.38
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.87
€92.82
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.89
€100.42
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.14
€121.52
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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