Cost of living comparison
Albania is 9.5% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Albania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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