Cost of living comparison
Albania is 41.1% cheaper than Indiana.
If you lived in Albania instead of Indiana, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
|
Indiana
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.98
|
$5.36
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
|
Indiana
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
|
Indiana
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$7.57
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.80
|
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,723.27
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
|
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
|
Indiana
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.63
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.59
|
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$828.40
|
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.59
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
|
Indiana
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$939.29
|
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,609.09
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Indiana
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
|
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.28
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Indiana
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.80
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.65
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.37
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.55
|
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
|
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