Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Germany instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL688
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL145
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Albania
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL452
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL641
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL296
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Albania
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL722
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Albania
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL754
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Albania
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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