Cost of living comparison
Albania is 47.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Albania instead of Finland, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Finland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
|
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