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Albania vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 81.9% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Albania
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Belarus	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN22.88	$9.59 ALL795	+21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.48	$8.67 ALL719	+62.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.73	$1.77 ALL147	+196.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.08	$0.83 ALL69	+123.8%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Belarus	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.58	$1.03 ALL85	+88.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.80	$5.40 ALL448	+78.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.33	$7.89 ALL654	+212.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.72	$3.20 ALL266	+149.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.67	$3.26 ALL270	+102.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.50	$0.65 ALL54	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.11	$1.13 ALL94	+55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.24	$0.74 ALL61	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.40	$0.66 ALL55	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.68	$0.51 ALL42	+118.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.80	$0.53 ALL44	+91.5%
Average			+81.6%

Belarus vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Belarus	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.49	$8.27 ALL685	+182.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN35.97	$19.40 ALL1,608	+56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN50,498.15	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	+80.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.30	$30.95 ALL2,565	+630.0%
Average			+237.3%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Belarus	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN34.84	$16.59 ALL1,375	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN865.10	$521.48 ALL43,231	+74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN519.85	$357.61 ALL29,646	+99.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN116.32	$61.56 ALL5,103	+53.6%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	Belarus	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN816.19	$175.46 ALL14,546	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN22,912.35	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-50.0%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.85	$2.46 ALL204	+150.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.20	$1.95 ALL161	+34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.82	$4.30 ALL356	+158.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN86.53	$52.57 ALL4,358	+76.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.27	$7.66 ALL635	+116.3%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Belarus	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN123.15	$54.19 ALL4,492	+27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN113.73	$39.78 ALL3,298	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN285.56	$94.48 ALL7,832	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN239.97	$139.08 ALL11,529	+68.2%
Average			+23.4%

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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: December 2025

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