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Albania vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 28.5% cheaper than Georgia.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Albania
Housing: pay 69.0% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.33	$9.59 ALL789	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.85	$8.67 ALL714	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.35	$1.77 ALL146	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87	$0.83 ALL69	-55.5%
Average			-35.6%

Georgia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Georgia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$3.29	$1.03 ALL85	-68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40	$5.40 ALL445
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61	$7.89 ALL649	+118.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64	$3.20 ALL264	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74	$3.26 ALL269	-31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.35	$0.65 ALL53	-72.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$1.13 ALL93	+53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03	$0.74 ALL61	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94	$0.66 ALL54	-65.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31	$0.51 ALL42	-61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.53 ALL43	-59.1%
Average			-26.3%

Georgia vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Georgia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.95	$8.27 ALL681	+179.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.48	$19.40 ALL1,597	-67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,222.12	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.21	$30.95 ALL2,548	+53.1%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 69.0% less for housing

	Georgia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.37	$16.59 ALL1,366	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,602.45	$521.48 ALL42,933	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,294.62	$357.61 ALL29,442	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.88	$61.56 ALL5,068	-59.7%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Georgia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,141.84	$175.46 ALL14,446	-84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,947.68	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-79.1%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70	$2.46 ALL202	-56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$1.95 ALL160	-61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.86	$4.30 ALL354	-45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.66	$52.57 ALL4,328	+10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42	$7.66 ALL630	-42.9%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Georgia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.91	$54.19 ALL4,462	+13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23	$39.78 ALL3,275	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.18	$94.48 ALL7,778	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.56	$139.08 ALL11,450	+26.9%
Average			+11.8%

Georgia 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: December 2025

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