Cost of living comparison
Albania is 2.6 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Albania instead of India, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
India
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
India
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
India
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
India
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
India
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
India
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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