Cost of living comparison
Albania is 59.7% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Albania instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
|
Switzerland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
$8.37
ALL790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
$1.66
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
$5.29
ALL499
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
$7.20
ALL680
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
$7.81
ALL737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
$2.60
ALL245
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
$1.77
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
$7.64
ALL721
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
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