Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 6.7% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Albania
Housing: pay 14.0% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 17.0% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 MX$193.35	$9.26 ALL752	-11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.03 MX$166.91	$8.38 ALL680	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$26.47	$1.93 ALL157	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.32	$0.87 ALL71	-16.8%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Mexico	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 MX$50.21	$1.04 ALL84	-61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 MX$79.55	$5.44 ALL442	+26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 MX$114.55	$7.68 ALL624	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 MX$47.12	$3.12 ALL254	+22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 MX$67.67	$3.48 ALL283	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$23.98	$0.72 ALL58	-44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.93	$1.06 ALL86	+52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.44	$0.76 ALL61	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$15.45	$0.70 ALL57	-16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.46 ALL37	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.52 ALL42	-42.5%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Mexico	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 MX$102.60	$8.37 ALL679	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 MX$555.39	$19.20 ALL1,559	-36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,794.64 MX$403K	$30,477.94 ALL2M	+39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 MX$372.17	$29.52 ALL2,397	+46.7%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 14.0% less for housing

	Mexico	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.02 MX$555.11	$16.78 ALL1,363	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	$559.99 ALL45,481	-11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	$345.46 ALL28,057	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.08 MX$907.55	$58.30 ALL4,735	+18.8%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 17.0% less for childcare

	Mexico	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	$196.72 ALL15,977	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,712.49 MX$106K	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-14.4%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 MX$48.58	$2.71 ALL220	+3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.45 MX$63.89	$1.97 ALL160	-43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.64 MX$85.88	$4.42 ALL359	-4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.21 MX$725.11	$53.63 ALL4,356	+36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.46 MX$100.90	$8.11 ALL659	+48.7%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Mexico	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	$56.21 ALL4,566	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.67 MX$789.09	$43.02 ALL3,494	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	$100.53 ALL8,165	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	$132.41 ALL10,754	+45.9%
Average			+11.8%

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