Cost of living comparison
France is 2.7 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in France instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL508
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Albania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 88.4% more for transportation
Albania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL717
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Albania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
Albania
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
|
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