Cost of living comparison
Albania is 49.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Albania instead of China, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
China
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
China
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
China
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
China
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
China
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
China
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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