Cost of living comparison
Albania is 47.2% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Albania instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.50
|
$5.36
ALL508
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.11
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Arizona
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.20
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Arizona
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$7.57
ALL717
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.89
|
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,535.33
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Arizona
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.13
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.55
|
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,271.79
|
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.27
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Arizona
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.40
|
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,788.44
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.11
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.67
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.01
|
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.13
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.78
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.76
|
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
|
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