Cost of living comparison
Albania is 17.7% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Albania instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 75.5% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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