Cost of living comparison
Albania is 12.1% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Albania instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 87.2% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 28.9% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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