Cost of living comparison

United States

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Albania

Albania vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 33.8% cheaper than Fort Lauderdale.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 42.7% more in Albania
Housing: pay 72.8% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Fort Lauderdale Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Fort Lauderdale, you would:

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Fort Lauderdale	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$9.59 ALL793	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.98	$8.67 ALL717	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96	$1.77 ALL146	-40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04	$0.83 ALL69	-59.2%
Average			-47.2%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Fort Lauderdale	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$4.48	$1.03 ALL85	-77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.26	$5.40 ALL447	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68	$7.89 ALL653	+114.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.37	$3.20 ALL265	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68	$3.26 ALL270	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82	$0.65 ALL54	-77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.13 ALL94	+45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.25	$0.74 ALL61	-67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$0.66 ALL55	-73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.51 ALL42	-63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.53 ALL44	-69.6%
Average			-32.7%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

	Fort Lauderdale	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.26	$8.27 ALL684	+153.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50	$19.40 ALL1,605	-73.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,003.00	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.93	$30.95 ALL2,560	+82.8%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 72.8% less for housing

	Fort Lauderdale	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.00	$16.59 ALL1,373	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,380.22	$521.48 ALL43,144	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,983.11	$357.61 ALL29,586	-82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.01	$61.56 ALL5,093	-54.7%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Fort Lauderdale	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$816.67	$175.46 ALL14,517	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$37,150.00	$3,951.26 ALL327K	-89.4%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort Lauderdale	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$2.46 ALL203	-50.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$1.95 ALL161	-62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.50	$4.30 ALL355	-59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.00	$52.57 ALL4,350	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50	$7.66 ALL634	-53.6%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Fort Lauderdale	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$54.19 ALL4,483	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75	$39.78 ALL3,291	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.33	$94.48 ALL7,816	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.25	$139.08 ALL11,506	+25.0%
Average			+7.8%

Fort Lauderdale vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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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: July 2026

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