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Albania vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 35.6% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in Albania
Housing: pay 34.9% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 35.2% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.62 R$30.46	$9.59 ALL789	+70.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 R$35.67	$8.67 ALL714	+31.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 R$6.01	$1.77 ALL146	+59.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 R$3.68	$0.83 ALL69	+22.8%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Brazil	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 R$8.19	$1.03 ALL85	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 R$23.39	$5.40 ALL445	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 R$20.41	$7.89 ALL649	+109.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.41	$3.20 ALL264	+52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.77 R$9.61	$3.26 ALL269	+84.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 R$5.07	$0.65 ALL53	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 R$3.17	$1.13 ALL93	+93.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.91	$0.74 ALL61	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.60	$0.66 ALL54	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 R$2.83	$0.51 ALL42	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.59	$0.53 ALL43	+10.1%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Brazil	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 R$22.56	$8.27 ALL681	+98.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.46 R$230.10	$19.40 ALL1,597	-54.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,515.32 R$116,600.14	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.72 R$47.27	$30.95 ALL2,548	+254.8%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 34.9% more for housing

	Brazil	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.92 R$102.54	$16.59 ALL1,366	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$308.76 R$1,673.29	$521.48 ALL42,933	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.49 R$1,178.64	$357.61 ALL29,442	+64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.93 R$281.42	$61.56 ALL5,068	+18.5%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Brazil	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.38 R$1,492.42	$175.46 ALL14,446	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,953.98 R$37,686.41	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-43.2%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 R$9.37	$2.46 ALL202	+42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 R$9.55	$1.95 ALL160	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.27 R$12.31	$4.30 ALL354	+89.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.44 R$132.44	$52.57 ALL4,328	+115.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.36 R$34.49	$7.66 ALL630	+20.3%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 35.2% more for clothing

	Brazil	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.78 R$269.76	$54.19 ALL4,462	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 R$244.82	$39.78 ALL3,275	-11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.53 R$431.01	$94.48 ALL7,778	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.80 R$334.90	$139.08 ALL11,450	+125.1%
Average			+35.2%

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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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