Albania is 31.4% cheaper than Italy.

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

 
Italy
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.81
€14.39
$7.46
ALL671
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.17
€9.26
$6.30
ALL567
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.51
€2.28
$1.58
ALL142

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

 
Italy
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$2.05
€1.87
$0.80
ALL72
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.81
€6.21
$4.90
ALL441
Milk (1 gallon) $5.59
€5.09
$6.95
ALL625

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

 
Italy
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.33
€6.67
$7.84
ALL705
Monthly public transit pass $38.24
€34.82
$15.59
ALL1,402
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,985.59
€24,572.57
$30,451.57
ALL2,738,909

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pay 51.0% less for housing

 
Italy
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.86
€27.19
$15.91
ALL1,431
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $660.64
€601.56
$333.93
ALL30,034
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $504.89
€459.74
$252.77
ALL22,735

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pay 70.6% less for childcare

 
Italy
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $519.28
€472.85
$144.51
ALL12,997
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,615.09
€8,755.32
$2,989.15
ALL268,853

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.97
€4.52
$2.48
ALL223
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
€1.52
$1.54
ALL138
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.16
€5.61
$3.54
ALL318

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

 
Italy
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.74
€69.88
$45.87
ALL4,126
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.05
€31.00
$44.92
ALL4,040
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.06
€76.54
$78.19
ALL7,032

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