Cost of living comparison
Albania is 18.8% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Albania instead of Spain, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$8.37
ALL790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.66
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$5.29
ALL499
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$7.20
ALL680
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$7.81
ALL737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$2.60
ALL245
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$1.77
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$7.64
ALL721
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
|
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