Cost of living comparison

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Sarande vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 26.3% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 30.3% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 61.0% more in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Sarande

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Sarande are more expensive than in Albania.

Sarande vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Albania	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL795	$12.05 ALL999	+25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL719	$11.86 ALL984	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$2.04 ALL169	+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$1.04 ALL86	+24.6%
Average			+25.6%

Albania vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Albania	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.15 ALL95	+12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL448	$6.73 ALL558	+24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL654	$8.27 ALL686	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL266	$4.21 ALL349	+31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL270	$3.67 ALL304	+12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$0.77 ALL64	+19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$1.27 ALL105	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$0.94 ALL78	+26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$0.88 ALL73	+33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.61 ALL50	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.60 ALL50	+13.7%
Average			+19.2%

Albania vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Albania	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL685	$8.19 ALL679	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,608	$23.35 ALL1,936	+20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	$35,027.69 ALL2,903,811	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,565	$32.54 ALL2,697	+5.2%
Average			+9.1%

Albania vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.3% more for housing

	Albania	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,375	$18.93 ALL1,569	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,231	$878.82 ALL72,855	+68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,646	$391.70 ALL32,472	+9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,103	$79.45 ALL6,586	+29.1%
Average			+30.3%

Albania vs. Sarande - Cost of housing

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pay 61.0% more for childcare

	Albania	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,546	$306.77 ALL25,431	+74.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	$5,811.42 ALL481,770	+47.1%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL204	$3.01 ALL250	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL161	$2.11 ALL175	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL356	$4.46 ALL370	+3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,358	$91.90 ALL7,618	+74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL635	$9.04 ALL749	+18.0%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Albania	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,492	$68.31 ALL5,663	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,298	$47.45 ALL3,934	+19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,832	$107.72 ALL8,930	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,529	$131.75 ALL10,923	-5.3%
Average			+13.5%

Albania vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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