Zhulali: Albanians work 4 times harder for the same product than Europeans

International affairs expert, Ilda Zhulali, wrote in a Facebook post that Albania ranks last in Europe for the purchasing power of its citizens.

According to her, this means that Albanians have to spend a much larger portion of their income on basic products, compared to citizens of other European countries.

He gives the example by comparing a book or a liter of oil: if a book costs 10 euros, an Albanian child who earns 10 euros a month spends all of his pocket money on it, while a German child who earns 43 euros spends only a small portion.

The same logic applies to the price of oil, which in Albania is almost the same as in Germany, but the Albanian citizen has to work much harder to buy it.

Zhulali emphasizes that while other European countries are taking measures to compensate citizens for price increases, in Albania citizens are being challenged to work harder to afford the same expenses.

Zhulal's post:

Albania ranks last in purchasing power in Europe. What does this mean?

Imagine two children in a class. One is given 10 euros a month. The other is given 43 euros.

The teacher says to both of them:

“The book costs 10 euros.”

For the first child, that book takes up all of their monthly pocket money.

For the second child, you only get a quarter.

Albania is the first child. It is even worse than Ukraine (at war).

Now replace the book with oil.

The price of oil in Albania is almost the same as the price in Germany. But the German earns 3-4 times more money per month.

When the German stops at the gas station, he leaves 5 minutes of work there.

When the Albanian stops at the same gas station, he leaves there for 20 minutes of work.

Same liter. Same price. But totally different cost.

And while European prime ministers are taking measures to offset the increase in oil prices on the stock market with tax cuts, our prime minister invites you to work another shift.