Cost of living comparison
Albania is 36.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Albania instead of United States, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$8.37
ALL766
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.97
ALL638
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.66
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.81
ALL74
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$5.29
ALL485
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$7.20
ALL660
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$3.11
ALL285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.11
ALL285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.81
ALL716
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$17.64
ALL1,615
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,588,368
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$30.70
ALL2,811
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
|
United States
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$16.01
ALL1,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$447.88
ALL41,015
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$324.85
ALL29,748
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$57.67
ALL5,281
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$168.56
ALL15,436
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$3,514.89
ALL321,874
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$2.60
ALL238
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.77
ALL162
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$3.70
ALL339
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$44.45
ALL4,071
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$7.64
ALL700
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$50.86
ALL4,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$40.61
ALL3,719
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$90.86
ALL8,321
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$121.22
ALL11,101
|
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