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Czech Republic vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 24.1% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.7% more in Czech Republic
Groceries
pay 4.9% more in Czech Republic
Transportation
pay 9.2% less in Czech Republic
Housing
pay 63.5% more in Czech Republic
Childcare
pay 90.9% more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.1% more in Czech Republic
Clothing
pay 0.6% less in Czech Republic

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

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Czech Republic vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.7% more for restaurants

 
Albania
Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.26
ALL752
$8.97
CZK194.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.38
ALL680
$8.74
CZK189.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.93
ALL157
$1.76
CZK38.15
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pay 4.9% more for groceries

 
Albania
Czech Republic
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.04
ALL84
$1.41
CZK30.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.44
ALL442
$5.96
CZK129.01
Milk (1 gallon) $7.68
ALL624
$4.08
CZK88.28
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pay 9.2% less for transportation

 
Albania
Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.37
ALL679
$6.85
CZK148.26
Monthly public transit pass $19.20
ALL1,559
$24.32
CZK526.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,477.94
ALL2M
$29,756.53
CZK644K
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pay 63.5% more for housing

 
Albania
Czech Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $16.78
ALL1,363
$18.95
CZK410.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.99
ALL45,481
$691.41
CZK14,965.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $345.46
ALL28,057
$577.26
CZK12,494.98
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pay 90.9% more for childcare

 
Albania
Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $196.72
ALL15,977
$414.07
CZK8,962.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,891.77
ALL397K
$8,470.92
CZK183K
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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Albania
Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.71
ALL220
$2.34
CZK50.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97
ALL160
$2.98
CZK64.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.42
ALL359
$7.20
CZK155.88
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pay 0.6% less for clothing

 
Albania
Czech Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $56.21
ALL4,566
$76.46
CZK1,654.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.02
ALL3,494
$35.88
CZK776.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $100.53
ALL8,165
$93.11
CZK2,015.41
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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