Cost of living comparison
Albania is 39.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Albania instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Singapore
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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