Cost of living comparison
Albania is 32.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Albania instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB76.37
|
$7.46
ALL674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.32
|
$1.58
ALL143
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.82
|
$0.76
ALL68
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB269.61
|
$4.90
ALL443
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB202.88
|
$6.95
ALL628
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.31
|
$3.21
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.28
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.35
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.72
|
$0.72
ALL65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.41
|
$0.64
ALL58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.67
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.39
|
$0.48
ALL43
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.61
|
$7.84
ALL708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB312.43
|
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.37
|
$2.48
ALL224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB61.26
|
$1.54
ALL139
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB184.45
|
$8.18
ALL739
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
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