Cost of living comparison
Albania is 31.4% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Albania instead of Italy, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.39
|
$7.46
ALL671
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.26
|
$6.30
ALL567
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.28
|
$1.58
ALL142
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.10
|
$0.76
ALL68
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.87
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.21
|
$4.90
ALL441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.09
|
$6.95
ALL625
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.10
|
$3.29
ALL296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.57
|
$3.21
ALL289
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.87
|
$0.62
ALL55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$1.05
ALL95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.91
|
$0.72
ALL65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.16
|
$0.64
ALL58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.48
ALL43
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.67
|
$7.84
ALL705
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.82
|
$15.59
ALL1,402
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,572.57
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,738,909
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.81
|
$29.40
ALL2,645
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.19
|
$15.91
ALL1,431
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€601.56
|
$333.93
ALL30,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€459.74
|
$252.77
ALL22,735
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€144.77
|
$66.76
ALL6,004
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€472.85
|
$144.51
ALL12,997
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,755.32
|
$2,989.15
ALL268,853
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.52
|
$2.48
ALL223
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$1.54
ALL138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.61
|
$3.54
ALL318
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.73
|
$36.41
ALL3,275
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.66
|
$8.18
ALL736
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Italy
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.88
|
$45.87
ALL4,126
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.00
|
$44.92
ALL4,040
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€76.54
|
$78.19
ALL7,032
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€105.18
|
$103.69
ALL9,326
|
|
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