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Czech Republic vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 41.2% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 97.4% more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Czech Republic

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Albania	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL798	$8.75 CZK182.15	-8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL722	$8.69 CZK180.72	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$1.80 CZK37.50	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$1.58 CZK32.86	+89.5%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Albania	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.42 CZK29.45	+37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL450	$6.24 CZK129.76	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL657	$4.39 CZK91.31	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL267	$3.17 CZK66.01	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL272	$4.20 CZK87.40	+28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$0.75 CZK15.52	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$0.78 CZK16.31	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL62	$0.97 CZK20.15	+30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$1.59 CZK33.03	+140.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.55 CZK11.42	+8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.51 CZK10.53	-3.8%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Albania	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL688	$6.65 CZK138.38	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,615	$25.28 CZK525.94	+30.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,577	$13.74 CZK285.90	-55.6%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 97.4% more for housing

	Albania	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,382	$20.37 CZK423.85	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,423	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	+39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,778	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	+65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,126	$223.21 CZK4,644.38	+262.6%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Albania	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,611	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	+119.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	+132.8%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL205	$2.40 CZK49.86	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL162	$3.03 CZK63.12	+55.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL358	$7.42 CZK154.49	+72.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,378	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL638	$9.92 CZK206.40	+29.5%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Albania	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,512	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	+48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,313	$34.88 CZK725.70	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,867	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,581	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	-16.5%
Average			+5.1%

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