Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 56.6% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 95.3% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 65.8% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.7% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$9.26 ALL752	+27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$8.38 ALL680	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$1.93 ALL157	+131.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$0.87 ALL71	+76.9%
Average			+35.7%

Azerbaijan vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.3% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$1.04 ALL84	+173.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$5.44 ALL442	+199.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$7.68 ALL624	+69.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$3.12 ALL254	+129.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$3.48 ALL283	+104.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.72 ALL58	+106.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$1.06 ALL86	+58.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$0.76 ALL61	+35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$0.70 ALL57	+20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.46 ALL37	+100.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.52 ALL42	+126.7%
Average			+95.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$8.37 ALL679	+237.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$19.20 ALL1,559	+3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$30,477.94 ALL2M	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$29.52 ALL2,397	+508.2%
Average			+102.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.8% more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$16.78 ALL1,363	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$559.99 ALL45,481	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$345.46 ALL28,057	+66.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$58.30 ALL4,735	+68.9%
Average			+65.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$196.72 ALL15,977	-13.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-40.0%
Average			-28.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Albania - Cost of childcare

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pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.71 ALL220	+84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$1.97 ALL160	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$4.42 ALL359	+50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$53.63 ALL4,356	+78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$8.11 ALL659	+28.3%
Average			+37.0%

Azerbaijan vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$56.21 ALL4,566	-20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$43.02 ALL3,494	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$100.53 ALL8,165	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$132.41 ALL10,754	+25.8%
Average			-9.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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