Cost of living comparison
Albania is 23.8% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€8.96
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.53
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.20
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.67
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.14
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.25
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,589.60
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.23
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.27
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€384.75
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€269.92
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€136.89
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€372.11
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,050.11
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.52
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.37
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.73
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.38
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.02
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.76
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.39
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.73
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
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