Cost of living comparison
Albania is 12.1% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Albania instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,147.75
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.83
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.98
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.05
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
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