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Albania vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 33.5% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 22.7% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 38.2% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$9.59 ALL784	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.560	$8.67 ALL709	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$1.77 ALL145	+234.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.83 ALL68	+154.8%
Average			+101.2%

Kuwait vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Kuwait	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.310	$1.03 ALL84	+3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$5.40 ALL442	+151.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.640	$7.89 ALL645	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$3.20 ALL262	+70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$3.26 ALL267	+17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$0.65 ALL53	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.13 ALL93	+44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$0.74 ALL61	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.66 ALL54	+10.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.51 ALL42	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.53 ALL43	+15.4%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Kuwait	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$8.27 ALL676	+520.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.280	$19.40 ALL1,586	-55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,218.100	$31,384.43 ALL2,567,108	+55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.140	$30.95 ALL2,531	+33.3%
Average			+138.5%

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pay 22.7% less for housing

	Kuwait	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.330	$16.59 ALL1,357	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.730	$521.48 ALL42,655	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.500	$357.61 ALL29,251	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.310	$61.56 ALL5,035	+23.6%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.960	$175.46 ALL14,352	-25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,902.430	$3,951.26 ALL323,196	-36.2%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$2.46 ALL201	-17.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$1.95 ALL159	-61.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$4.30 ALL351	+45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.040	$52.57 ALL4,300	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$7.66 ALL626	-28.3%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 38.2% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.920	$54.19 ALL4,433	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.620	$39.78 ALL3,254	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD26.000	$94.48 ALL7,728	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.770	$139.08 ALL11,376	+96.3%
Average			+38.2%

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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: December 2025

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