Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Dubai Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 37.8% cheaper than Dubai.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 69.4% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 60.6% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% less in Sarande
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Dubai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Dubai	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.80 AED47.00	$9.77 ALL802	-23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$10.99 ALL903	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 AED6.12	$2.38 ALL196	+42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 AED2.89	$1.15 ALL94	+45.3%
Average			+0.2%

Dubai vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Dubai	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 AED5.66	$1.18 ALL97	-23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 AED22.81	$6.45 ALL530	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.92 AED25.41	$8.47 ALL695	+22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.34 AED12.26	$3.77 ALL309	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.36 AED16.00	$4.12 ALL338	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 AED4.39	$0.89 ALL73	-25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 AED3.24	$1.12 ALL92	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 AED3.12	$0.92 ALL76	+8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 AED2.34	$0.84 ALL69	+32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 AED1.89	$0.47 ALL38	-9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 AED1.67	$0.58 ALL47	+27.3%
Average			+4.5%

Dubai vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Dubai	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 AED13.44	$8.32 ALL683	+127.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.87 AED275.01	$22.39 ALL1,839	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,226.44 AED100K	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.86 AED32.56	$32.98 ALL2,708	+272.0%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 69.4% less for housing

	Dubai	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$92.93 AED341.33	$19.91 ALL1,635	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,407.39 AED8,842.35	$848.28 ALL69,662	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,513.73 AED5,559.92	$380.02 ALL31,208	-74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.87 AED690.05	$74.95 ALL6,155	-60.1%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 60.6% less for childcare

	Dubai	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$859.15 AED3,155.64	$299.78 ALL24,618	-65.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,941.05 AED65,897.48	$7,964.27 ALL654K	-55.6%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dubai	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.61 AED50.00	$3.54 ALL291	-74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96 AED21.89	$2.19 ALL180	-63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.99 AED22.00	$4.76 ALL391	-20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$99.96 AED367.15	$88.90 ALL7,301	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.34 AED60.00	$9.77 ALL802	-40.2%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Dubai	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.92 AED249.49	$69.87 ALL5,738	+2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.98 AED209.27	$47.44 ALL3,896	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.70 AED377.23	$122.26 ALL10,041	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.57 AED365.72	$115.33 ALL9,471	+15.8%
Average			+4.2%

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