Cost of living comparison
Albania is 39.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Albania instead of United States, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$7.46
ALL699
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$6.30
ALL590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.58
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.76
ALL71
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.80
ALL75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$4.90
ALL459
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$6.95
ALL651
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.29
ALL308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.21
ALL301
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.62
ALL58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.48
ALL45
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.84
ALL735
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$15.59
ALL1,460
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,853,582
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$29.40
ALL2,755
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$15.91
ALL1,491
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$333.93
ALL31,292
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$252.77
ALL23,687
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$66.76
ALL6,256
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$144.51
ALL13,541
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$2,989.15
ALL280,109
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.48
ALL232
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.54
ALL144
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$3.54
ALL332
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$36.41
ALL3,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$8.18
ALL767
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$45.87
ALL4,298
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$44.92
ALL4,210
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$78.19
ALL7,327
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$103.69
ALL9,716
|
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