Cost of living comparison
Albania is 12.6% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Albania instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
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