Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 27.3% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Albania, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
Albania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
Albania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Albania
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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