Cost of living comparison
Albania is 66.4% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Albania instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 76.1% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
$7.46
ALL692
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
$4.90
ALL455
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
$6.95
ALL645
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
$3.21
ALL298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
$7.84
ALL727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,825,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
$333.93
ALL30,980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
$252.77
ALL23,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
$144.51
ALL13,406
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
$2,989.15
ALL277,317
|
|
pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
$2.48
ALL230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
$1.54
ALL143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
$8.18
ALL759
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
$45.87
ALL4,256
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
$44.92
ALL4,168
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
$78.19
ALL7,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
$103.69
ALL9,620
|
|
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