Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 45.7% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 54.9% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 58.6% more in Albania
Housing: pay 28.6% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 1.0% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 52.3% more in Albania

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and childcare in Albania are more expensive than in Jordan. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Albania.

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Albania vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Jordan	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.58 JOD3.250	$9.59 ALL787	+109.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 JOD4.250	$8.67 ALL712	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$1.77 ALL145	+267.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.83 ALL68	+135.4%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

	Jordan	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 JOD0.360	$1.03 ALL84	+103.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 JOD2.250	$5.40 ALL444	+70.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 JOD3.660	$7.89 ALL648	+52.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 JOD1.400	$3.20 ALL263	+62.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 JOD1.760	$3.26 ALL268	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 JOD0.520	$0.65 ALL53	-11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 JOD0.490	$1.13 ALL93	+63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 JOD0.380	$0.74 ALL61	+37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 JOD0.230	$0.66 ALL54	+107.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.51 ALL42	+32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.53 ALL43	+54.2%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 58.6% more for transportation

	Jordan	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$8.27 ALL679	+62.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.73 JOD22.500	$19.40 ALL1,592	-38.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,506.35 JOD17,375.000	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 JOD7.750	$30.95 ALL2,541	+182.9%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 28.6% more for housing

	Jordan	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.97 JOD21.950	$16.59 ALL1,362	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.86 JOD192.750	$521.48 ALL42,813	+91.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.86 JOD132.480	$357.61 ALL29,359	+91.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.30 JOD56.220	$61.56 ALL5,054	-22.4%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 1.0% more for childcare

	Jordan	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.67 JOD126.680	$175.46 ALL14,405	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,807.34 JOD2,699.400	$3,951.26 ALL324K	+3.8%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.11 JOD3.620	$2.46 ALL202	-51.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 JOD1.840	$1.95 ALL160	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 JOD2.550	$4.30 ALL353	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.35 JOD33.570	$52.57 ALL4,316	+11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.58 JOD7.500	$7.66 ALL629	-27.6%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 52.3% more for clothing

	Jordan	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.69 JOD26.720	$54.19 ALL4,449	+43.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.56 JOD25.920	$39.78 ALL3,266	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.57 JOD47.910	$94.48 ALL7,756	+39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.14 JOD45.480	$139.08 ALL11,418	+116.8%
Average			+52.3%

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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: July 2026

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