Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.7 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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