Cost of living comparison
Albania is 33.8% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.5% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 30.5% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 1.7% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 48.0% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 68.6% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.2% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 10.2% less in Albania
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of France, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.28
|
$8.37
ALL696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.22
|
$6.97
ALL579
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.32
|
$1.66
ALL138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.81
ALL67
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.46
|
$0.85
ALL71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.18
|
$5.29
ALL440
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.83
|
$7.20
ALL599
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.22
|
$3.11
ALL259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€4.94
|
$3.11
ALL259
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.08
|
$0.59
ALL49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.81
|
$1.05
ALL87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$0.68
ALL56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.25
|
$0.67
ALL56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.46
ALL39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.82
|
$0.51
ALL42
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.16
|
$7.81
ALL649
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€42.78
|
$17.64
ALL1,466
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€26,541.71
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,349,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€14.99
|
$30.70
ALL2,551
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€25.53
|
$16.01
ALL1,331
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€636.89
|
$447.88
ALL37,224
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€513.12
|
$324.85
ALL26,999
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€118.94
|
$57.67
ALL4,793
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€586.03
|
$168.56
ALL14,010
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€7,779.79
|
$3,514.89
ALL292,127
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.27
|
$2.60
ALL216
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.56
|
$1.77
ALL147
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.05
|
$3.70
ALL308
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€30.49
|
$44.45
ALL3,695
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.27
|
$7.64
ALL635
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
France
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€76.09
|
$50.86
ALL4,227
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€32.05
|
$40.61
ALL3,375
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€77.70
|
$90.86
ALL7,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€107.73
|
$121.22
ALL10,075
|
|
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