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Albania vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 3.3% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Albania
Housing: pay 53.5% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$9.59 ALL802	-30.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.67 ALL725	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.77 ALL148	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.83 ALL70	-12.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.03 ALL86	-63.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.40 ALL452	+32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.89 ALL660	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.20 ALL268	-40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.26 ALL273	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.65 ALL54	-78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.13 ALL95	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.74 ALL62	-80.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.66 ALL55	-82.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.51 ALL43	-60.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.53 ALL44	-59.4%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.27 ALL692	+31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.40 ALL1,623
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$30.95 ALL2,590	-40.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 53.5% less for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$16.59 ALL1,389	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$521.48 ALL43,648	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$357.61 ALL29,932	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$61.56 ALL5,153	-37.8%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$175.46 ALL14,686
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,951.26 ALL331K	+113.6%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.46 ALL206	+32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.95 ALL163	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.30 ALL360
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$52.57 ALL4,400	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$7.66 ALL641	+23.6%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$54.19 ALL4,536	+8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.78 ALL3,330
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$94.48 ALL7,908	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$139.08 ALL11,641
Average			+18.1%

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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: March 2026

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