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Albania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 23.1% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 68.5% more in Albania
Housing: pay 26.6% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Albania

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Albania are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Albania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$9.59 ALL798	+30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$8.67 ALL722	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$1.77 ALL147	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.83 ALL69	-30.1%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$1.03 ALL85	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$5.40 ALL450	+21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$7.89 ALL657	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$3.20 ALL267	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$3.26 ALL272	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$0.65 ALL54	-1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$1.13 ALL94	+43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$0.74 ALL62	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$0.66 ALL55	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.51 ALL42	+1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.53 ALL44	-3.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 68.5% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$8.27 ALL688	+44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$19.40 ALL1,615	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$30.95 ALL2,577	+254.3%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 26.6% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$16.59 ALL1,382	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$521.48 ALL43,423	+105.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$357.61 ALL29,778	+82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$61.56 ALL5,126	-45.9%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$175.46 ALL14,611	-5.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	+18.2%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$2.46 ALL205	+21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$1.95 ALL162	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$4.30 ALL358	+15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$52.57 ALL4,378	+81.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$7.66 ALL638	+52.0%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$54.19 ALL4,512	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$39.78 ALL3,313	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$94.48 ALL7,867	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$139.08 ALL11,581	+25.9%
Average			+6.3%

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