Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 19.5% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Slovakia
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Slovakia

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

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Slovakia vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Albania	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 ALL752	$8.84 €7.87	-4.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.38 ALL680	$8.92 €7.94	+6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 ALL157	$1.86 €1.66	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ALL71	$1.41 €1.26	+62.5%
Average			+4.7%

Albania vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Albania	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ALL84	$1.40 €1.25	+35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.44 ALL442	$5.92 €5.27	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 ALL624	$3.92 €3.49	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 ALL254	$3.72 €3.31	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 ALL283	$3.31 €2.94	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL58	$0.83 €0.74	+16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ALL86	$0.84 €0.75	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ALL61	$1.03 €0.92	+36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ALL57	$1.75 €1.56	+151.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL37	$0.61 €0.54	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ALL42	$0.64 €0.57	+23.4%
Average			+14.4%

Albania vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Albania	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 ALL679	$6.85 €6.10	-18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.20 ALL1,559	$29.63 €26.37	+54.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,477.94 ALL2M	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 ALL2,397	$12.42 €11.06	-57.9%
Average			-9.3%

Albania vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Albania	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.78 ALL1,363	$19.25 €17.14	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.99 ALL45,481	$608.23 €541.35	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.46 ALL28,057	$502.60 €447.34	+45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.30 ALL4,735	$194.53 €173.14	+233.7%
Average			+44.9%

Albania vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Albania	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.72 ALL15,977	$469.66 €418.02	+138.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.77 ALL397K	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	+119.6%
Average			+129.0%

Albania vs. Slovakia - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ALL220	$2.27 €2.02	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 ALL160	$2.69 €2.40	+36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 ALL359	$6.08 €5.41	+37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.63 ALL4,356	$42.98 €38.25	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.11 ALL659	$8.85 €7.88	+9.1%
Average			+2.6%

Albania vs. Slovakia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Albania	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.21 ALL4,566	$68.85 €61.28	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 ALL3,494	$34.33 €30.56	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 ALL8,165	$79.79 €71.02	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.41 ALL10,754	$87.22 €77.63	-34.1%
Average			-15.5%

Albania vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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