Cost of living comparison
Albania is 51.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.6% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 65.5% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 27.7% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 78.3% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 80.7% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.7% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 11.4% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$8.37
ALL762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$6.97
ALL635
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.66
ALL151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.81
ALL74
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.85
ALL77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$5.29
ALL482
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$7.20
ALL656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$3.11
ALL284
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.11
ALL283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.59
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$0.67
ALL61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.51
ALL46
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$7.81
ALL711
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$17.64
ALL1,606
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,573,557
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$30.70
ALL2,795
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$16.01
ALL1,458
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$447.88
ALL40,780
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$324.85
ALL29,578
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$57.67
ALL5,251
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$168.56
ALL15,348
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$3,514.89
ALL320,032
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$2.60
ALL237
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.77
ALL161
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$3.70
ALL337
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$44.45
ALL4,048
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$7.64
ALL696
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$50.86
ALL4,631
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$40.61
ALL3,698
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$90.86
ALL8,273
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$121.22
ALL11,037
|
|
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