Cost of living comparison
Albania is 9.5% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Albania instead of Poland, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$5.36
ALL509
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$7.57
ALL718
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
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