Cost of living comparison
Albania is 30.9% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Albania instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 17.2% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
|
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