Albania is 38.3% cheaper than Germany.

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

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pay 49.3% less for restaurants

 
Germany
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.72
€12.80
$7.46
ALL683
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.18
€9.50
$6.30
ALL577
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
€2.64
$1.58
ALL145

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

 
Germany
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
€1.97
$0.80
ALL73
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
€6.30
$4.90
ALL449
Milk (1 gallon) $4.24
€3.96
$6.95
ALL637

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

 
Germany
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.16
€6.68
$7.84
ALL718
Monthly public transit pass $54.61
€50.95
$15.59
ALL1,427
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,249.82
€27,289.09
$30,451.57
ALL2,788,590

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pay 64.0% less for housing

 
Germany
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.15
€45.86
$15.91
ALL1,457
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $800.45
€746.79
$333.93
ALL30,579
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $616.33
€575.01
$252.77
ALL23,147

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pay 71.4% less for childcare

 
Germany
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $434.24
€405.13
$144.51
ALL13,233
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,512.98
€11,674.19
$2,989.15
ALL273,730

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pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
€4.04
$2.48
ALL227
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.44
€3.21
$1.54
ALL141
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.81
€8.22
$3.54
ALL324

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

 
Germany
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.65
€78.05
$45.87
ALL4,201
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.29
€38.53
$44.92
ALL4,114
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.84
€83.82
$78.19
ALL7,160

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