Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 78.5% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.5% more in Austria
Groceries: pay 65.5% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Austria
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Austria
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% more in Austria
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in Austria

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Austria.

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Austria vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 84.5% more for restaurants

	Albania	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 ALL752	$17.46 €15.54	+88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.38 ALL680	$12.35 €10.99	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 ALL157	$3.78 €3.36	+95.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ALL71	$3.01 €2.68	+246.9%
Average			+84.5%

Albania vs. Austria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

	Albania	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ALL84	$2.57 €2.29	+147.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.44 ALL442	$8.98 €8.00	+65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 ALL624	$6.13 €5.46	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 ALL254	$4.57 €4.06	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 ALL283	$6.11 €5.44	+75.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL58	$1.25 €1.11	+73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ALL86	$1.00 €0.89	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ALL61	$1.36 €1.21	+79.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ALL57	$1.85 €1.65	+165.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL37	$0.97 €0.86	+110.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ALL42	$0.97 €0.86	+85.8%
Average			+65.5%

Albania vs. Austria - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Albania	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 ALL679	$7.11 €6.33	-15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.20 ALL1,559	$57.51 €51.19	+199.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,477.94 ALL2M	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 ALL2,397	$24.10 €21.45	-18.4%
Average			+20.7%

Albania vs. Austria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Albania	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.78 ALL1,363	$35.97 €32.02	+114.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.99 ALL45,481	$964.19 €858.16	+72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.46 ALL28,057	$803.82 €715.43	+132.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.30 ALL4,735	$265.50 €236.31	+355.4%
Average			+127.2%

Albania vs. Austria - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Albania	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.72 ALL15,977	$557.81 €496.47	+183.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.77 ALL397K	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	+245.8%
Average			+213.1%

Albania vs. Austria - Cost of childcare

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pay 56.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ALL220	$5.34 €4.75	+96.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 ALL160	$4.45 €3.96	+126.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 ALL359	$7.41 €6.59	+67.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.63 ALL4,356	$46.11 €41.04	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.11 ALL659	$13.84 €12.32	+70.6%
Average			+56.2%

Albania vs. Austria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Albania	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.21 ALL4,566	$95.22 €84.75	+69.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 ALL3,494	$45.58 €40.57	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 ALL8,165	$102.93 €91.61	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.41 ALL10,754	$120.01 €106.82	-9.4%
Average			+13.6%

Albania vs. Austria - Cost of clothing

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