Cost of living comparison
Albania is 47.7% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Albania instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$5.36
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 62.2% less for groceries
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$7.57
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
|
pay 77.6% less for housing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
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