Cost of living comparison
Albania is 0.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Albania instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$5.36
ALL505
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$1.31
ALL124
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$3.07
ALL289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$5.06
ALL477
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.33
ALL220
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$7.57
ALL713
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$5.13
ALL483
|
|
pay 88.1% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
|
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