Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.3 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Albania, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL505
|
$26.06
CHF23.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
$16.57
CHF15.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$3.85
CHF3.53
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$3.23
CHF2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL289
|
$14.05
CHF12.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL477
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$11.61
CHF10.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL713
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
$101.99
CHF93.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,444.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
$39.48
CHF36.12
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Albania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
$58.09
CHF53.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,397.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,159.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
$182.90
CHF167.33
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,061.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,973.48
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$5.05
CHF4.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$9.54
CHF8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
$88.43
CHF80.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL483
|
$20.14
CHF18.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Albania
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
$111.16
CHF101.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
$56.12
CHF51.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
$131.83
CHF120.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
$170.76
CHF156.23
|
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