Cost of living comparison
Albania is 42.3% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Albania instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Iowa
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$4.88
ALL455
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$1.31
ALL122
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$12.57
ALL1,173
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,619,342
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$22.05
ALL2,056
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$16.93
ALL1,579
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$267.36
ALL24,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$193.27
ALL18,022
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$65.46
ALL6,104
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$115.94
ALL10,812
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,790
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$3.08
ALL287
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$32.37
ALL3,018
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$39.49
ALL3,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$32.13
ALL2,996
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$69.30
ALL6,462
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$82.40
ALL7,684
|
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