Cost of living comparison

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Albania vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 53.1% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 43.1% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 28.8% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 14.3% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 57.7% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	$9.59 ALL798	+239.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$8.67 ALL722	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$1.77 ALL147	+83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$0.83 ALL69	+9.4%
Average			+90.2%

Bolivia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	$1.03 ALL85	-21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$5.40 ALL450	+122.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$7.89 ALL657	+111.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$3.20 ALL267	+59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$3.26 ALL272	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	$0.65 ALL54	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	$1.13 ALL94	+147.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	$0.74 ALL62	+29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	$0.66 ALL55	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	$0.51 ALL42	-3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	$0.53 ALL44	+17.3%
Average			+43.1%

Bolivia vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bolivia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	$8.27 ALL688	+242.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$19.40 ALL1,615	-25.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	+55.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$30.95 ALL2,577	+143.4%
Average			+103.9%

Bolivia vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.8% more for housing

	Bolivia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$16.59 ALL1,382	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$521.48 ALL43,423	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$357.61 ALL29,778	+40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	$61.56 ALL5,126	+92.6%
Average			+28.8%

Bolivia vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	$175.46 ALL14,611	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	+24.2%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	$2.46 ALL205	+47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$1.95 ALL162	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$4.30 ALL358	+70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$52.57 ALL4,378	+60.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$7.66 ALL638	+16.3%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 57.7% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$54.19 ALL4,512	+63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$39.78 ALL3,313	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	$94.48 ALL7,867	+40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$139.08 ALL11,581	+138.3%
Average			+57.7%

Bolivia vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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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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