Cost of living comparison
Albania is 56.0% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Albania instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
|
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