Cost of living comparison
Albania is 45.3% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Albania instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
|
Illinois
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Illinois
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
Illinois
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
|
Illinois
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
|
Illinois
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Illinois
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Illinois
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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