Cost of living comparison
compared to
Albania vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary
Albania is 50.6% cheaper than Ireland overall.
Albania vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Albania instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
€17.82
|
$9.26
ALL751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.14
€10.84
|
$8.38
ALL679
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.38
|
$1.93
ALL156
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.78
|
$0.87
ALL70
|
|
Ireland vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
€1.80
|
$1.04
ALL84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
€4.77
|
$5.44
ALL441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
€5.19
|
$7.68
ALL623
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.21
€3.76
|
$3.12
ALL253
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.11
€4.56
|
$3.48
ALL282
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.22
|
$0.72
ALL58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.92
|
$1.06
ALL86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.24
|
$0.76
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.70
|
$0.70
ALL57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$0.46
ALL37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.52
ALL42
|
|
Ireland vs. Albania - Cost of groceries
pay 34.4% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.83
|
$8.37
ALL678
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$110.44
€98.58
|
$19.20
ALL1,556
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,078.30
€33,986.33
|
$30,477.94
ALL2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
€15.80
|
$29.52
ALL2,392
|
|
Ireland vs. Albania - Cost of transportation
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.31
€44.01
|
$16.78
ALL1,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,521.74
€1,358.21
|
$559.99
ALL45,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,279.42
€1,141.93
|
$345.46
ALL27,998
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.91
€158.79
|
$58.30
ALL4,725
|
|
Ireland vs. Albania - Cost of housing
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,010.73
€902.11
|
$196.72
ALL15,944
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,428.18
€6,629.94
|
$4,891.77
ALL396K
|
|
Ireland vs. Albania - Cost of childcare
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.56
€5.86
|
$2.71
ALL220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
€3.78
|
$1.97
ALL159
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.61
€17.50
|
$4.42
ALL358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.26
€52.00
|
$53.63
ALL4,347
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.78
€12.30
|
$8.11
ALL657
|
|
Ireland vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.92
€79.36
|
$56.21
ALL4,556
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
€36.60
|
$43.02
ALL3,487
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.60
€86.22
|
$100.53
ALL8,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.62
€93.38
|
$132.41
ALL10,731
|
|
Ireland vs. Albania - Cost of clothing
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