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Albania vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 33.8% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 56.6% more in Albania
Housing: pay 15.8% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 28.2% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.7% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$9.59 ALL798	+119.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$8.67 ALL722	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.77 ALL147	+100.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.83 ALL69	+34.2%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Colombia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$1.03 ALL85	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$5.40 ALL450	+117.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$7.89 ALL657	+81.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$3.20 ALL267	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.26 ALL272	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$0.65 ALL54	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$1.13 ALL94	+118.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.74 ALL62	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.66 ALL55	+24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.51 ALL42	-2.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.53 ALL44	+4.2%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 56.6% more for transportation

	Colombia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$8.27 ALL688	+111.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$19.40 ALL1,615	-42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	+68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$30.95 ALL2,577	+89.0%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 15.8% more for housing

	Colombia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$16.59 ALL1,382	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$521.48 ALL43,423	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$357.61 ALL29,778	+42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$61.56 ALL5,126	-16.4%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 28.2% less for childcare

	Colombia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$175.46 ALL14,611	-25.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	-31.4%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$2.46 ALL205	+104.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$1.95 ALL162	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$4.30 ALL358	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$52.57 ALL4,378	+109.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$7.66 ALL638	+85.8%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Colombia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$54.19 ALL4,512	-11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$39.78 ALL3,313	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$94.48 ALL7,867	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$139.08 ALL11,581	+71.1%
Average			+14.4%

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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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