Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 44.9% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Albania, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Albania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Albania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
|
pay 98.3% more for housing
Albania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Albania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
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