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Albania vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 42.8% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 33.1% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 31.1% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 44.6% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.7% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD309.82	$9.59 ALL784	+61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD268.15	$8.67 ALL709	+69.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.30	$1.77 ALL145	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD63.29	$0.83 ALL68	-31.2%
Average			+26.7%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.1% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD36.83	$1.03 ALL84	+45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD217.55	$5.40 ALL442	+29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD255.95	$7.89 ALL645	+61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD108.13	$3.20 ALL262	+54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD155.11	$3.26 ALL267	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD23.87	$0.65 ALL53	+41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.89	$1.13 ALL93	+74.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.35	$0.74 ALL61	+27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD40.70	$0.66 ALL54	-15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD21.82	$0.51 ALL42	+21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.46	$0.53 ALL43	+12.4%
Average			+33.1%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Macedonia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD293.82	$8.27 ALL676	+47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,491.23	$19.40 ALL1,586	-32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD2M	$31,384.43 ALL3M	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD293.74	$30.95 ALL2,531	+450.7%
Average			+115.5%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Macedonia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD834.31	$16.59 ALL1,357	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,416.97	$521.48 ALL42,648	+89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,799.31	$357.61 ALL29,246	+73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,497.03	$61.56 ALL5,035	-41.5%
Average			+31.1%

Macedonia vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 44.6% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,345.17	$175.46 ALL14,350	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD96,042.45	$3,951.26 ALL323K	+115.0%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD111.70	$2.46 ALL201	+15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD91.05	$1.95 ALL159	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD161.71	$4.30 ALL351	+38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,735.44	$52.57 ALL4,300	+58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD272.56	$7.66 ALL626	+46.9%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,116.11	$54.19 ALL4,432	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,909.26	$39.78 ALL3,253	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,211.53	$94.48 ALL7,727	+17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,193.51	$139.08 ALL11,374	+40.0%
Average			+14.3%

Macedonia 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: February 2026

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