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Albania vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 56.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 8.4% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 25.1% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 60.2% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.03	$9.59 ALL795	+59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱253.60	$8.67 ALL719	+101.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.27	$1.77 ALL147	+82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.69	$0.83 ALL69	+65.5%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Manila	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.64	$1.03 ALL85	-23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.12	$5.40 ALL448	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱431.63	$7.89 ALL654	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.51	$3.20 ALL266	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.63	$3.26 ALL270	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.37	$0.65 ALL54	-57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.49	$1.13 ALL94	+37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.51	$0.74 ALL61	-54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.36	$0.66 ALL55	-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.98	$0.51 ALL42	-56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.04	$0.53 ALL44	-61.7%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Manila	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱246.46	$8.27 ALL685	+97.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱811.51	$19.40 ALL1,608	+40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,491,141.28	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.44	$30.95 ALL2,565	+958.1%
Average			+280.2%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Manila	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,598.07	$16.59 ALL1,375	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,246.98	$521.48 ALL43,231	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,843.72	$357.61 ALL29,646	+42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,925.44	$61.56 ALL5,103	-38.7%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

	Manila	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,171.41	$175.46 ALL14,546	+26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,004,491.60	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-76.8%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.22	$2.46 ALL204	+68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.56	$1.95 ALL161	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱192.73	$4.30 ALL356	+31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,484.39	$52.57 ALL4,358	+24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱441.26	$7.66 ALL635	+2.3%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 60.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,902.69	$54.19 ALL4,492	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,751.10	$39.78 ALL3,298	+34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,767.52	$94.48 ALL7,832	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,930.32	$139.08 ALL11,529	+179.9%
Average			+60.2%

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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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