Cost of living comparison
Albania is 9.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Romania, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.01
|
$7.46
ALL692
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.32
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.92
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.53
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
Romania
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.99
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.27
|
$4.90
ALL455
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.56
|
$6.95
ALL645
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.67
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.55
|
$3.21
ALL298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.08
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.93
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.86
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.07
|
$7.84
ALL727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.90
|
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,176.27
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,825,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.75
|
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
Romania
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.43
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,700.56
|
$333.93
ALL30,980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,210.30
|
$252.77
ALL23,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON466.39
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Romania
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,669.17
|
$144.51
ALL13,406
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,344.17
|
$2,989.15
ALL277,317
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.26
|
$2.48
ALL230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.95
|
$1.54
ALL143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.24
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON172.47
|
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.20
|
$8.18
ALL759
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Romania
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON273.33
|
$45.87
ALL4,256
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.91
|
$44.92
ALL4,168
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON320.00
|
$78.19
ALL7,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON370.80
|
$103.69
ALL9,620
|
|
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