Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 2.0 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 52.4% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.5% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 53.4% more in Albania

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries in Albania are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR31,232.37	$9.59 ALL786	+447.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR56,274.26	$8.67 ALL711	+174.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,769.22	$1.77 ALL145	+192.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,715.33	$0.83 ALL68	+159.9%
Average			+243.5%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR21,347.26	$1.03 ALL84	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR80,046.46	$5.40 ALL443	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR86,552.95	$7.89 ALL647	+62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR27,865.35	$3.20 ALL263	+105.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR24,399.81	$3.26 ALL268	+138.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR21,083.12	$0.65 ALL53	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR11,384.02	$1.13 ALL93	+77.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR14,639.00	$0.74 ALL61	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,718.49	$0.66 ALL54	+10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR10,209.66	$0.51 ALL42	-11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR15,617.82	$0.53 ALL43	-40.0%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR51,493.28	$8.27 ALL678	+186.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR201K	$19.40 ALL1,591	+72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR451M	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR71,340.73	$30.95 ALL2,538	+673.1%
Average			+238.8%

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pay 52.4% more for housing

	Indonesia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR389K	$16.59 ALL1,361	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR5M	$521.48 ALL42,765	+87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR3M	$357.61 ALL29,326	+118.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR861K	$61.56 ALL5,048	+27.4%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR2M	$175.46 ALL14,389	+70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR107M	$3,951.26 ALL324K	-34.4%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR47,136.00	$2.46 ALL202	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR28,297.93	$1.95 ALL160	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR41,062.94	$4.30 ALL352	+86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR432K	$52.57 ALL4,311	+116.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR54,860.28	$7.66 ALL628	+148.8%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 53.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR761K	$54.19 ALL4,444	+26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR506K	$39.78 ALL3,262	+40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1M	$94.48 ALL7,748	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1M	$139.08 ALL11,405	+110.7%
Average			+53.4%

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