Cost of living comparison
Albania is 24.6% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Latvia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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