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China vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

China is 0.6% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% less in China
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in China
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in China
Housing: pay 38.2% less in China
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in China
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in China

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in China. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in China.

China vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in China instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

	Albania	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL798	$2.90 CN¥20.50	-69.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL722	$5.02 CN¥35.49	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$0.47 CN¥3.36	-73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.28 CN¥1.96	-66.8%
Average			-63.0%

Albania vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Albania	China
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.63 CN¥11.52	+58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL450	$6.32 CN¥44.71	+17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL657	$6.70 CN¥47.44	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL267	$1.56 CN¥11.05	-51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL272	$1.52 CN¥10.78	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$0.74 CN¥5.25	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$0.55 CN¥3.86	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL62	$0.62 CN¥4.41	-15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$0.50 CN¥3.57	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.30 CN¥2.13	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.39 CN¥2.79	-25.0%
Average			-16.9%

Albania vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Albania	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL688	$4.34 CN¥30.68	-47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,615	$20.32 CN¥143.78	+4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	$19,143.98 CN¥135,449.43	-39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,577	$3.94 CN¥27.89	-87.3%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	Albania	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,382	$11.18 CN¥79.08	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,423	$304.90 CN¥2,157.22	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,778	$195.65 CN¥1,384.25	-45.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,126	$41.04 CN¥290.39	-33.3%
Average			-38.2%

Albania vs. China - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Albania	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,611	$390.25 CN¥2,761.13	+122.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	$15,493.57 CN¥109,621.66	+292.1%
Average			+207.2%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL205	$1.04 CN¥7.37	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL162	$2.84 CN¥20.07	+45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL358	$3.36 CN¥23.77	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,378	$41.13 CN¥290.99	-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL638	$5.98 CN¥42.33	-21.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Albania	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,512	$45.93 CN¥324.95	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,313	$30.93 CN¥218.85	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,867	$71.26 CN¥504.18	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,581	$72.88 CN¥515.65	-47.6%
Average			-27.4%

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