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Albania vs. Durres Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 4.5% more expensive than Durres.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 2.0% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Albania
Housing: pay 1.8% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Durres Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Durres	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.66 ALL960	$9.59 ALL789	-17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.26 ALL1,091	$8.67 ALL714	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 ALL144	$1.77 ALL146	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ALL64	$0.83 ALL69	+6.4%
Average			-11.2%

Durres vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

	Durres	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 ALL93	$1.03 ALL85	-8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 ALL471	$5.40 ALL445	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.64 ALL629	$7.89 ALL649	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66 ALL302	$3.20 ALL264	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ALL293	$3.26 ALL269	-8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL49	$0.65 ALL53	+9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 ALL92	$1.13 ALL93	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 ALL57	$0.74 ALL61	+6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.66 ALL54	+25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL41	$0.51 ALL42	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ALL40	$0.53 ALL43	+8.9%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Durres	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.38 ALL690	$8.27 ALL681	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.68 ALL1,538	$19.40 ALL1,597	+3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,666.91 ALL1,289,848	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+100.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.90 ALL1,885	$30.95 ALL2,548	+35.1%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 1.8% more for housing

	Durres	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.56 ALL1,528	$16.59 ALL1,366	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$430.01 ALL35,403	$521.48 ALL42,933	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.73 ALL28,217	$357.61 ALL29,442	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.78 ALL5,498	$61.56 ALL5,068	-7.8%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Durres	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.77 ALL14,883	$175.46 ALL14,446	-2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,519.30 ALL372,071	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-12.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Durres	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.77 ALL228	$2.46 ALL202	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.23 ALL184	$1.95 ALL160	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 ALL352	$4.30 ALL354	+0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.16 ALL3,142	$52.57 ALL4,328	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.23 ALL595	$7.66 ALL630	+5.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Durres	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.17 ALL3,225	$54.19 ALL4,462	+38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.67 ALL3,349	$39.78 ALL3,275	-2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 ALL7,193	$94.48 ALL7,778	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.68 ALL13,064	$139.08 ALL11,450	-12.4%
Average			+8.0%

Durres vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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