Cost of living comparison

British Virgin Islands

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 26.4% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 78.3% more in Albania
Housing: pay 66.1% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Albania

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Albania. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Albania.

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Albania vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$9.59 ALL786	-60.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$8.67 ALL711	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$1.77 ALL145	-10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.83 ALL68	-44.4%
Average			-37.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$1.03 ALL84	-79.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$5.40 ALL443	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$7.89 ALL647	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$3.20 ALL263	-47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$3.26 ALL267	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.65 ALL53	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.13 ALL93	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.74 ALL61	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$0.66 ALL54	-79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.51 ALL42	-78.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.53 ALL43	-73.1%
Average			-49.8%

British Virgin Islands vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.3% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$8.27 ALL678	+78.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.40 ALL1,590
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,384.43 ALL3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.95 ALL2,537
Average			+78.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.1% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$16.59 ALL1,360	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$521.48 ALL42,756	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$357.61 ALL29,320	-69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$61.56 ALL5,047	-44.1%
Average			-66.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$175.46 ALL14,386	-53.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$3,951.26 ALL324K	-61.7%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$2.46 ALL202	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$1.95 ALL160	-67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$4.30 ALL352	-14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$52.57 ALL4,310	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$7.66 ALL628	-38.7%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$54.19 ALL4,443	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$39.78 ALL3,262	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$94.48 ALL7,746	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$139.08 ALL11,403	+11.3%
Average			-10.3%

British Virgin Islands 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: July 2026

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