Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.9 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$18.20
€16.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$2.89
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$2.27
€2.11
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$5.99
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$4.48
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$6.79
€6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$7.89
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$101.29
€93.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$21.94
€20.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
|
pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$5.45
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$3.52
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$37.91
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$13.57
€12.59
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$115.33
€106.99
|
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