Cost of living comparison
Albania is 12.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Albania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD720
|
$7.46
ALL692
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD768
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD150
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$4.90
ALL455
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD495
|
$6.95
ALL645
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD299
|
$3.21
ALL298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD687
|
$7.84
ALL727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,876
|
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,883,359
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,825,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD732
|
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,355
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,253
|
$333.93
ALL30,980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,504
|
$252.77
ALL23,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,011
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,773
|
$144.51
ALL13,406
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD638,036
|
$2,989.15
ALL277,317
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD212
|
$2.48
ALL230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD167
|
$1.54
ALL143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD389
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,599
|
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD488
|
$8.18
ALL759
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,902
|
$45.87
ALL4,256
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,781
|
$44.92
ALL4,168
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,516
|
$78.19
ALL7,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,267
|
$103.69
ALL9,620
|
|
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