Cost of living comparison
Albania is 22.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Albania instead of Spain, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$7.46
ALL674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.58
ALL143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.76
ALL68
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$4.90
ALL443
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$6.95
ALL628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$3.21
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.72
ALL65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.64
ALL58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.48
ALL43
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$7.84
ALL708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.48
ALL224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.54
ALL139
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$8.18
ALL739
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
|
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