Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.7 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL692
|
$37.84
£29.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
$8.83
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL146
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
Albania
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL455
|
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL645
|
$7.51
£5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL298
|
$5.39
£4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL727
|
$7.04
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
$65.58
£51.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,824,881
|
$30,458.39
£23,930.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
$41.21
£32.38
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Albania
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
$64.32
£50.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,977
|
$1,860.29
£1,461.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,448
|
$1,686.88
£1,325.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
$108.19
£85.00
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,405
|
$2,002.18
£1,573.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL277,292
|
$18,733.28
£14,718.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL230
|
$6.94
£5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL143
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
$12.93
£10.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
$76.30
£59.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL759
|
$16.40
£12.88
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Albania
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,255
|
$94.59
£74.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,167
|
$54.23
£42.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,253
|
$99.32
£78.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,619
|
$122.97
£96.61
|
|
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