Cost of living comparison
Albania is 48.2% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
|
Virginia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$5.36
ALL505
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$1.31
ALL124
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
|
Virginia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$3.07
ALL289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$5.06
ALL477
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.33
ALL220
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Virginia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$7.57
ALL713
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
Virginia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
|
Virginia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virginia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$5.13
ALL483
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
|
Virginia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
|
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