Cost of living comparison
Albania is 2.0 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Albania instead of Syria, you would:
pay 77.7% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$7.46
ALL674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$1.58
ALL143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.76
ALL68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$4.90
ALL443
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$6.95
ALL628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$3.21
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.72
ALL65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.64
ALL58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.48
ALL43
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$7.84
ALL708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$2.48
ALL224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.54
ALL139
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$8.18
ALL739
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
|
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