Cost of living comparison

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Albania vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 9.8% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 2.4% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 61.3% more in Albania
Housing: pay 11.0% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 47.7% more in Albania

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Albania are more expensive than in Chile. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Albania.

Albania vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.8% more for restaurants

	Chile	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$9.59 ALL795	+17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$8.67 ALL719	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$1.77 ALL147	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.83 ALL69	-28.2%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

	Chile	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$1.03 ALL85	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$5.40 ALL448	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$7.89 ALL654	+79.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$3.20 ALL266	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.26 ALL270	+17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$0.65 ALL54	-20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$1.13 ALL94	+47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.74 ALL61	-9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.66 ALL55	-13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.51 ALL42	-15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.53 ALL44	-22.2%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 61.3% more for transportation

	Chile	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$8.27 ALL685	+58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	$19.40 ALL1,608	-42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF393.5200	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	+87.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$30.95 ALL2,565	+141.9%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 11.0% less for housing

	Chile	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$16.59 ALL1,375	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9100	$521.48 ALL43,231	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6300	$357.61 ALL29,646	-2.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9600	$61.56 ALL5,103	-26.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Chile	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7100	$175.46 ALL14,546	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF126.3300	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-26.5%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$2.46 ALL204	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$1.95 ALL161	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.30 ALL356	-16.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9600	$52.57 ALL4,358	+28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$7.66 ALL635	+17.8%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 47.7% more for clothing

	Chile	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0400	$54.19 ALL4,492	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$39.78 ALL3,298	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5000	$94.48 ALL7,832	+47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8000	$139.08 ALL11,529	+81.3%
Average			+47.7%

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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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