Cost of living comparison
compared to
Albania vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary
Albania is 40.7% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.9% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 39.7% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 4.0% less in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 60.1% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 72.2% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.3% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 19.6% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Albania.
Albania vs. Austria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Albania instead of Austria, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
€15.67
|
$9.59
ALL783
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.86
€10.04
|
$8.67
ALL708
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.81
€3.22
|
$1.77
ALL144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.40
|
$0.83
ALL68
|
|
Austria vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants
pay 39.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.41
|
$1.03
ALL84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.46
€8.85
|
$5.40
ALL441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
€5.35
|
$7.89
ALL644
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.66
€3.94
|
$3.20
ALL262
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.81
€5.77
|
$3.26
ALL266
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.14
|
$0.65
ALL53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$1.13
ALL92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.28
|
$0.74
ALL60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
€1.83
|
$0.66
ALL54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.88
|
$0.51
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.53
ALL43
|
|
Austria vs. Albania - Cost of groceries
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.68
€5.65
|
$8.27
ALL675
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.69
€48.81
|
$19.40
ALL1,584
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,303.85
€25,643.12
|
$31,384.43
ALL3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.13
€21.27
|
$30.95
ALL2,527
|
|
Austria vs. Albania - Cost of transportation
pay 60.1% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.06
€33.05
|
$16.59
ALL1,355
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.93
€820.76
|
$521.48
ALL42,580
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$823.47
€696.82
|
$357.61
ALL29,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$307.44
€260.16
|
$61.56
ALL5,027
|
|
Austria vs. Albania - Cost of housing
pay 72.2% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$585.93
€495.81
|
$175.46
ALL14,327
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,311.22
€12,956.36
|
$3,951.26
ALL323K
|
|
Austria vs. Albania - Cost of childcare
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.57
|
$2.46
ALL201
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
€3.70
|
$1.95
ALL159
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
€6.35
|
$4.30
ALL351
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.14
€43.28
|
$52.57
ALL4,293
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
€12.12
|
$7.66
ALL625
|
|
Austria vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.44
€84.14
|
$54.19
ALL4,425
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.64
€40.31
|
$39.78
ALL3,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.83
€87.86
|
$94.48
ALL7,714
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.37
€127.25
|
$139.08
ALL11,356
|
|
Austria vs. Albania - Cost of clothing
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