Cost of living comparison

Australia

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 36.1% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Albania
Housing: pay 66.3% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 80.2% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 8.8% less in Albania

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Albania.

Albania vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.71	$9.59 ALL796	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.22	$8.67 ALL720	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.75	$1.77 ALL147	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.25	$0.83 ALL69	-62.8%
Average			-36.9%

Canberra vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.92	$1.03 ALL85	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.23	$5.40 ALL449	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.97	$7.89 ALL655	+43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.26	$3.20 ALL266	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.05	$3.26 ALL271	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.15	$0.65 ALL54	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.95	$1.13 ALL94	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.94	$0.74 ALL61	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.70	$0.66 ALL55	-64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.47	$0.51 ALL42	-49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.51	$0.53 ALL44	-49.5%
Average			-30.7%

Canberra vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Canberra	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.40	$8.27 ALL687	+87.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$178.28	$19.40 ALL1,611	-84.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$42,125.18	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.45	$30.95 ALL2,571	+63.5%
Average			+18.6%

Canberra vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.3% less for housing

	Canberra	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$75.39	$16.59 ALL1,378	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,254.79	$521.48 ALL43,321	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,683.19	$357.61 ALL29,707	-69.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$230.68	$61.56 ALL5,114	-61.3%
Average			-66.3%

Canberra vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

	Canberra	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,544.54	$175.46 ALL14,576	-90.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,325.83	$3,951.26 ALL328K	-70.3%
Average			-80.2%

Canberra vs. Albania - Cost of childcare

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pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.48	$2.46 ALL204	-62.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.94	$1.95 ALL162	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$45.04	$4.30 ALL357	-86.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$85.14	$52.57 ALL4,367	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.97	$7.66 ALL636	-41.4%
Average			-48.7%

Canberra vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.8% less for clothing

	Canberra	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$100.66	$54.19 ALL4,502	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$83.76	$39.78 ALL3,305	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$136.43	$94.48 ALL7,848	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$171.74	$139.08 ALL11,553	+17.5%
Average			-8.8%

Canberra 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: April 2026

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