Cost of living comparison
Albania is 2.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Albania instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
|
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