Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 3.4 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$17.72
€16.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$9.84
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$2.32
€2.16
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$5.93
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$8.49
€7.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$104.47
€97.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$28,989.41
€27,079.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$23.81
€22.24
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$44.56
€41.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$1,134.22
€1,059.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$969.29
€905.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$179.88
€168.02
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$1,616.01
€1,509.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$6,406.01
€5,983.90
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$5.48
€5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$36.22
€33.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$13.01
€12.15
|
|
pay 60.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$88.46
€82.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$41.75
€39.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$96.66
€90.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$123.64
€115.49
|
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