Cost of living comparison
Albania is 23.8% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Albania instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
CUC5.36
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Cuba
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
CUC1.05
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
CUC2.99
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.27
CUC11.27
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.48
CUC2.48
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CUC0.41
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CUC0.98
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CUC0.58
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
CUC0.68
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.25
CUC21.25
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$71,250.00
CUC71,250.00
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.62
CUC11.62
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Cuba
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$241.67
CUC241.67
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$331.94
CUC331.94
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$589.02
CUC589.02
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 19.9% less for childcare
Cuba
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$102.83
CUC102.83
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,083.33
CUC15,083.33
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
CUC3.13
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
CUC1.14
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
CUC3.60
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.24
CUC82.24
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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