Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.2 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Italy instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL507
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL462
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Albania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL290
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL479
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
Albania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL716
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,190
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,643,180
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,086
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Albania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,602
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,298
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,287
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,194
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,971
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,996
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,063
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL485
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Albania
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,737
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,040
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,558
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,797
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
|
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