Cost of living comparison
Albania is 3.7 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Albania instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$5.36
ALL505
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.31
ALL124
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$3.07
ALL289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$5.06
ALL477
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.33
ALL220
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$7.57
ALL713
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$5.13
ALL483
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
|
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