Cost of living comparison
Spain is 58.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Spain instead of Albania, you would:
pay 63.3% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL671
|
$13.31
€12.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL567
|
$8.95
€8.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL142
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL441
|
$6.20
€5.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL625
|
$4.19
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL296
|
$2.53
€2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL289
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL55
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL705
|
$6.53
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,402
|
$35.45
€32.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,738,909
|
$33,659.33
€30,649.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,645
|
$14.39
€13.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,431
|
$33.81
€30.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,034
|
$828.43
€754.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,735
|
$665.31
€605.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,004
|
$106.67
€97.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL12,997
|
$381.14
€347.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL268,853
|
$7,410.38
€6,747.75
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL223
|
$2.76
€2.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL138
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL318
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,275
|
$43.03
€39.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL736
|
$8.46
€7.71
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,126
|
$73.08
€66.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,040
|
$31.46
€28.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,032
|
$75.09
€68.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,326
|
$91.97
€83.74
|
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