Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Austria instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL508
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 79.3% more for transportation
Albania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL717
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Albania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Albania
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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