Cost of living comparison
Albania is 22.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Albania instead of Spain, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$7.46
ALL696
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$4.90
ALL457
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$6.95
ALL648
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$3.21
ALL299
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.48
ALL45
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$7.84
ALL731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$2.48
ALL231
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.54
ALL144
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$8.18
ALL763
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
|
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