Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 16.9% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 47.0% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 56.0% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 6.8% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.4% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Chisinau, you would:

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL201.58	$9.77 ALL794	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL156.22	$10.99 ALL893	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.71	$2.38 ALL193	+97.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.00	$1.15 ALL93	+28.6%
Average			+12.0%

Chisinau vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.0% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.77	$1.18 ALL96	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.82	$6.45 ALL524	+32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL85.03	$8.47 ALL688	+78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL50.06	$3.77 ALL306	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.34	$4.12 ALL335	+74.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.87	$0.89 ALL72	+102.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.68	$1.12 ALL91	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.87	$0.92 ALL75	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL18.06	$0.84 ALL68	-16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.47 ALL38	+49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.42	$0.58 ALL47	+134.9%
Average			+47.0%

Chisinau vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.0% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.64	$8.32 ALL676	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL242.90	$22.39 ALL1,819	+65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL530K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.69	$32.98 ALL2,678	+568.0%
Average			+56.0%

Chisinau vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.8% less for housing

	Chisinau	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL190.33	$19.91 ALL1,617	+87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	$848.28 ALL68,894	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	$380.02 ALL30,864	-12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	$74.95 ALL6,088	-59.7%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	$299.78 ALL24,347	-30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL105K	$7,964.27 ALL647K	+36.3%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.32	$3.54 ALL288	+57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.87	$2.19 ALL178	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.48	$4.76 ALL387	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL748.71	$88.90 ALL7,220	+113.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL151.18	$9.77 ALL794	+16.1%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	$69.87 ALL5,675	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL845.61	$47.44 ALL3,853	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	$122.26 ALL9,930	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	$115.33 ALL9,367	-0.2%
Average			-1.4%

Chisinau vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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