Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.3 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL509
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL718
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Albania
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Albania
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
$105.59
|
|
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