Cost of living comparison
Albania is 38.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Albania instead of Germany, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.80
|
$7.46
ALL683
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
$6.30
ALL577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.64
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$0.76
ALL69
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
$0.80
ALL73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.30
|
$4.90
ALL449
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$6.95
ALL637
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
$3.29
ALL301
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.71
|
$3.21
ALL294
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.68
|
$7.84
ALL718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.95
|
$15.59
ALL1,427
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,289.09
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,788,590
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.74
|
$29.40
ALL2,693
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.86
|
$15.91
ALL1,457
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€746.79
|
$333.93
ALL30,579
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€575.01
|
$252.77
ALL23,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€216.73
|
$66.76
ALL6,113
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€405.13
|
$144.51
ALL13,233
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,674.19
|
$2,989.15
ALL273,730
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.04
|
$2.48
ALL227
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.21
|
$1.54
ALL141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
$3.54
ALL324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€33.05
|
$36.41
ALL3,334
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.72
|
$8.18
ALL749
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€78.05
|
$45.87
ALL4,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.53
|
$44.92
ALL4,114
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.82
|
$78.19
ALL7,160
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€112.19
|
$103.69
ALL9,495
|
|
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