Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 7.8 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Albania, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$41.23
€38.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$10.72
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$8.50
€7.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$6.64
€6.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 55.6% more for transportation
Albania
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$8.27
€7.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$38.21
€35.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 13.6 times more for housing
Albania
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$4.42
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$604.70
€561.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Albania
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$481.56
€447.20
|
|
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