Cost of living comparison
Albania is 32.9% cheaper than Missouri.
If you lived in Albania instead of Missouri, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
|
Missouri
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$7.46
ALL688
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.58
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
|
Missouri
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.11
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
|
$4.90
ALL452
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$6.95
ALL641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$3.21
ALL296
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
|
Missouri
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$7.84
ALL722
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.50
|
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,172.40
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.03
|
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
|
Missouri
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.85
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.02
|
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.29
|
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.00
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
|
pay 85.9% less for childcare
|
Missouri
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,061.32
|
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,434.79
|
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Missouri
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.18
|
$2.48
ALL229
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$1.54
ALL142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
|
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$8.18
ALL754
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Missouri
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.83
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.12
|
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
|
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