Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 47.9% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Albania, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL507
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL462
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL290
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL479
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL716
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,190
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,643,180
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,086
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,602
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,298
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,287
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,194
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,971
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,996
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,063
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL485
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,737
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,040
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,558
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,797
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
|
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