Cost of living comparison
Albania is 51.4% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Albania instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$5.36
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 52.7% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$7.57
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
|
pay 31.5% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
|
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