Cost of living comparison
Albania is 51.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Albania instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$5.36
ALL509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$7.57
ALL718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
|
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