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Albania vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 46.6% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 45.2% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 91.8% more in Albania
Housing: pay 36.1% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 95.6% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,321.66	$9.59 ALL789	+27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,938.43	$8.67 ALL714	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$1.77 ALL146	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD352.44	$0.83 ALL69	-58.3%
Average			-15.8%

Liberia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

	Liberia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD315.66	$1.03 ALL85	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,040.65	$5.40 ALL445	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,411.78	$7.89 ALL649	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD634.39	$3.20 ALL264	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD947.19	$3.26 ALL269	-39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD130.83	$0.65 ALL53	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD675.51	$1.13 ALL93	-70.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD822.36	$0.74 ALL61	-84.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD881.10	$0.66 ALL54	-86.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD181.49	$0.51 ALL42	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD851.73	$0.53 ALL43	-89.1%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 91.8% more for transportation

	Liberia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD827.06	$8.27 ALL681	+76.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,524.41	$19.40 ALL1,597	-3.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,208,915.05	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+150.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,236.58	$30.95 ALL2,548	+143.8%
Average			+91.8%

Liberia vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Liberia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,432.56	$16.59 ALL1,366	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,480.45	$521.48 ALL42,933	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,740.96	$357.61 ALL29,442	+276.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,025.37	$61.56 ALL5,068	-27.8%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,791.19	$175.46 ALL14,446	+35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD157,541.02	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	+342.0%
Average			+188.8%

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD528.66	$2.46 ALL202	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD587.40	$1.95 ALL160	-41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD881.10	$4.30 ALL354	-14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,436.83	$52.57 ALL4,328	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,718.11	$7.66 ALL630	-21.5%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 95.6% more for clothing

	Liberia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,244.65	$54.19 ALL4,462	+194.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,947.45	$39.78 ALL3,275	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,912.41	$94.48 ALL7,778	+68.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,115.17	$139.08 ALL11,450	+102.3%
Average			+95.6%

Liberia vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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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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