Cost of living comparison
Albania is 4.1% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Albania instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$7.46
ALL696
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$4.90
ALL457
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$6.95
ALL648
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$3.21
ALL299
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.48
ALL45
|
|
pay 33.9% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$7.84
ALL731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Hungary
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$2.48
ALL231
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$1.54
ALL144
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$8.18
ALL763
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
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