Cost of living comparison
Albania is 66.4% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Albania instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 76.1% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$7.46
ALL696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$4.90
ALL457
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$6.95
ALL648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$3.21
ALL299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.48
ALL45
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$7.84
ALL731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
|
pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$2.48
ALL231
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$1.54
ALL144
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$8.18
ALL763
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
|
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