Cost of living comparison
Albania is 38.2% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Albania instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.14
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.86
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,221.89
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.70
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.49
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.94
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.00
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.72
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.66
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,664.55
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.11
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.40
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.40
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.81
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.29
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.85
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.14
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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