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Albania vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 18.0% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 3.7% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 53.0% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 16.5% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Albania

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

Albania vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.0% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.41	$9.59 ALL789	-20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.04	$8.67 ALL714	-23.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.73	$1.77 ALL146	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.30	$0.83 ALL69	-44.4%
Average			-25.0%

Haiti vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

	Haiti	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.17	$1.03 ALL85	-58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$5.40 ALL445	+8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.08	$7.89 ALL649	+38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.81	$3.20 ALL264	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.07	$3.26 ALL269	-52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$0.65 ALL53	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.23	$1.13 ALL93	+108.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$0.74 ALL61	+63.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.36	$0.66 ALL54	+45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.80	$0.51 ALL42	-77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.21	$0.53 ALL43	-58.6%
Average			-3.7%

Haiti vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.63	$8.27 ALL681	+92.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,617.34	$19.40 ALL1,597	-3.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,580,348.75	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.50	$30.95 ALL2,548	+764.4%
Average			+211.0%

Haiti vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.0% less for housing

	Haiti	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,721.43	$16.59 ALL1,366	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,089.07	$521.48 ALL42,933	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,471.73	$357.61 ALL29,442	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,007.48	$61.56 ALL5,068	-19.5%
Average			-53.0%

Haiti vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 16.5% more for childcare

	Haiti	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,086.71	$175.46 ALL14,446	+75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG898,769.35	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-42.5%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.34	$2.46 ALL202	-50.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.62	$1.95 ALL160	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.73	$4.30 ALL354	+114.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,100.70	$52.57 ALL4,328	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,308.67	$7.66 ALL630	-23.4%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Haiti	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,469.37	$54.19 ALL4,462	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,815.03	$39.78 ALL3,275	-47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,704.05	$94.48 ALL7,778	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,630.07	$139.08 ALL11,450	-7.3%
Average			-27.0%

Haiti vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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