Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 51.5% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 52.4% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 76.2% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.0% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Sweden

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sweden.

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Sweden vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.3% more for restaurants

	Albania	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 ALL752	$14.04 SEK139.16	+51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.38 ALL680	$10.77 SEK106.72	+28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 ALL157	$2.49 SEK24.69	+29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ALL71	$2.07 SEK20.50	+138.0%
Average			+47.3%

Albania vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.4% more for groceries

	Albania	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ALL84	$2.82 SEK27.96	+171.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.44 ALL442	$5.72 SEK56.73	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 ALL624	$6.07 SEK60.17	-21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 ALL254	$4.23 SEK41.96	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 ALL283	$5.25 SEK52.06	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL58	$1.36 SEK13.45	+88.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ALL86	$1.14 SEK11.35	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ALL61	$1.29 SEK12.83	+71.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ALL57	$1.93 SEK19.15	+177.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL37	$0.76 SEK7.53	+65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ALL42	$0.73 SEK7.23	+39.5%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Albania	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 ALL679	$6.65 SEK65.87	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.20 ALL1,559	$77.78 SEK770.99	+305.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,477.94 ALL2M	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 ALL2,397	$22.74 SEK225.41	-23.0%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 76.2% more for housing

	Albania	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.78 ALL1,363	$38.16 SEK378.26	+127.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.99 ALL45,481	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.46 ALL28,057	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+94.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.30 ALL4,735	$97.70 SEK968.44	+67.6%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Albania	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.72 ALL15,977	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	-21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.77 ALL397K	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	+50.1%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ALL220	$7.36 SEK72.98	+171.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 ALL160	$4.45 SEK44.08	+126.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 ALL359	$7.55 SEK74.80	+70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.63 ALL4,356	$41.12 SEK407.65	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.11 ALL659	$15.58 SEK154.45	+92.1%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Albania	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.21 ALL4,566	$91.37 SEK905.76	+62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 ALL3,494	$44.99 SEK445.93	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 ALL8,165	$95.04 SEK942.07	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.41 ALL10,754	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+12.3%
Average			+15.9%

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