Cost of living comparison
Albania is 41.7% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Albania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.73
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.12
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.25
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.10
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.16
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.01
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.85
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.48
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.00
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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