Cost of living comparison
Albania is 1.5% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
|
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