Cost of living comparison
Albania is 2.0 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$7.46
ALL696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$4.90
ALL457
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$6.95
ALL648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$3.21
ALL299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.48
ALL45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$7.84
ALL731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$2.48
ALL231
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$1.54
ALL144
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$8.18
ALL763
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
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