Cost of living comparison
Albania is 36.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Albania instead of Greece, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Greece
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Greece
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Greece
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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