Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Albania

Vlore vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Vlore is 5.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Vlore
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Vlore
Transportation: pay 23.0% more in Vlore
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Vlore
Childcare: pay 82.8% less in Vlore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Vlore
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Vlore

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

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Vlore vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vlore instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Vlore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$9.77 ALL799	+228.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$7.33 ALL599	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$1.80 ALL148	+177.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$0.66 ALL54	+88.5%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Vlore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$0.95 ALL78	-35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$5.08 ALL415	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$7.22 ALL591	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$2.64 ALL216	+3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$3.84 ALL314	+135.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$0.89 ALL73	-49.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$1.03 ALL84	+27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$0.75 ALL61	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$0.73 ALL60	-16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$0.48 ALL39	-38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.57 ALL46	-17.9%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 23.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Vlore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$8.33 ALL681	+56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$24.43 ALL1,997	-30.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$34.02 ALL2,782	+222.6%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Vlore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$17.06 ALL1,395	-4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$542.06 ALL44,317	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$420.18 ALL34,353	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$46.66 ALL3,815	-43.1%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 82.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Vlore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$97.71 ALL7,989	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	??
Average			-82.8%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Vlore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$2.44 ALL200	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$1.87 ALL153	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$4.27 ALL350	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$56.75 ALL4,639	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$8.54 ALL698	+12.7%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Vlore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$48.86 ALL3,994	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$54.96 ALL4,494	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$97.71 ALL7,989	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$146.57 ALL11,983	+33.3%
Average			+4.4%

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