Cost of living comparison
Albania is 48.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Albania instead of United States, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$5.36
ALL535
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.88
ALL487
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.31
ALL131
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.63
ALL63
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.68
ALL67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.07
ALL306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.06
ALL505
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.35
ALL234
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.33
ALL232
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.44
ALL44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.74
ALL74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.57
ALL57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.53
ALL53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.33
ALL33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.31
ALL31
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$7.57
ALL755
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$12.57
ALL1,254
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,731,970
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$22.05
ALL2,199
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$16.93
ALL1,689
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$267.36
ALL26,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$193.27
ALL19,275
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$65.46
ALL6,528
|
|
pay 87.6% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$115.94
ALL11,563
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$2,335.62
ALL232,938
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.45
ALL145
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.30
ALL129
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$3.08
ALL307
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$32.37
ALL3,228
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.13
ALL511
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$39.49
ALL3,939
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$32.13
ALL3,205
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$69.30
ALL6,912
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$82.40
ALL8,218
|
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