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Albania vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 0.6% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 3.8% less in Albania
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 12.2% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 20.8% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.59 ALL795	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$8.67 ALL719	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.77 ALL147	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.83 ALL69	-62.5%
Average			-9.5%

Dominica vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Dominica	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.03 ALL85	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.40 ALL448	+349.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$7.89 ALL654	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$3.20 ALL266	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.26 ALL270	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$0.65 ALL54	-77.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.13 ALL94	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.74 ALL61	-63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.66 ALL55	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.51 ALL42	-68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.53 ALL44	-61.7%
Average			-14.1%

Dominica vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

	Dominica	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$8.27 ALL685	+53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$19.40 ALL1,608	-63.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$30.95 ALL2,565	+5.9%
Average			-3.8%

Dominica vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Dominica	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$16.59 ALL1,375	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$521.48 ALL43,231	+83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$357.61 ALL29,646	+75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$61.56 ALL5,103	-43.3%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 12.2% more for childcare

	Dominica	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$175.46 ALL14,546	+35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-11.0%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.46 ALL204	+32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$1.95 ALL161	-52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.30 ALL356	-42.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$52.57 ALL4,358	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.66 ALL635	-8.0%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 20.8% more for clothing

	Dominica	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$54.19 ALL4,492	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$39.78 ALL3,298	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$94.48 ALL7,832	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$139.08 ALL11,529	+50.3%
Average			+20.8%

Dominica vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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