Cost of living comparison
Russia is 14.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Russia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL509
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Albania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Albania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL718
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Albania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 95.5% more for childcare
Albania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
|
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