Cost of living comparison
India is 40.6% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in India instead of Albania, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Albania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL509
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Albania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL718
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
Albania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Albania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Albania
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
|
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