Cost of living comparison
Albania is 32.7% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Albania instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.89
|
$5.36
ALL509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč180.00
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.19
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.42
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.16
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč123.35
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč87.24
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč55.18
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.43
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.51
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.82
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.37
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.94
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.46
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.79
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč180.28
|
$7.57
ALL718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč488.55
|
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč595,341.01
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč283.92
|
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč494.86
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,638.93
|
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,695.22
|
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,731.91
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,993.50
|
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč203,133.96
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.73
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.66
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč140.00
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,053.88
|
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč198.02
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,820.00
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč892.45
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč2,008.38
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,355.88
|
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
|
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