Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.2 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Albania, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$18.47
€17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$24.74
€23.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$28.68
€26.79
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$865.49
€808.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$59.31
€55.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$13.50
€12.61
|
|
pay 53.7% more for clothing
Albania
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$115.79
€108.16
|
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