Cost of living comparison
Albania is 38.3% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Albania instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Colorado
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.46
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.58
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
|
Colorado
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.66
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.61
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
|
Colorado
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.57
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,616.86
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
|
Colorado
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.64
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,717.54
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,430.09
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.43
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
|
Colorado
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,422.58
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,676.80
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Colorado
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.06
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.84
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Colorado
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.80
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.53
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.57
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.61
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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