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Durres vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 0.2% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% more in Durres
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Durres
Transportation: pay 19.6% less in Durres
Housing: pay 0.3% less in Durres
Childcare: pay 8.7% more in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Durres
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Durres

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Durres are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Durres.

Durres vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.8% more for restaurants

	Albania	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL789	$11.66 ALL960	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL714	$13.26 ALL1,091	+52.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL146	$1.75 ALL144	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.78 ALL64	-6.0%
Average			+16.8%

Albania vs. Durres - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Albania	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.12 ALL93	+9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL445	$5.72 ALL471	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL649	$7.64 ALL629	-3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL264	$3.66 ALL302	+14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL269	$3.55 ALL293	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL53	$0.59 ALL49	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL93	$1.11 ALL92	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$0.69 ALL57	-6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$0.53 ALL44	-20.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.50 ALL41	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL43	$0.48 ALL40	-8.2%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 19.6% less for transportation

	Albania	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL681	$8.38 ALL690	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,597	$18.68 ALL1,538	-3.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	$15,666.91 ALL1,289,848	-50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,548	$22.90 ALL1,885	-26.0%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 0.3% less for housing

	Albania	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,366	$18.56 ALL1,528	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL42,933	$430.01 ALL35,403	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,442	$342.73 ALL28,217	-4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,068	$66.78 ALL5,498	+8.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 8.7% more for childcare

	Albania	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,446	$180.77 ALL14,883	+3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	$4,519.30 ALL372,071	+14.4%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL202	$2.77 ALL228	+12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL160	$2.23 ALL184	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL354	$4.28 ALL352	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,328	$38.16 ALL3,142	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL630	$7.23 ALL595	-5.6%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Albania	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,462	$39.17 ALL3,225	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,275	$40.67 ALL3,349	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,778	$87.37 ALL7,193	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,450	$158.68 ALL13,064	+14.1%
Average			-4.7%

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