Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 17.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 15.7% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 43.9% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 15.7% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$9.77 ALL799	-16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$10.99 ALL899	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$2.38 ALL195	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$1.15 ALL94	+37.0%
Average			+15.7%

Moscow vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$1.18 ALL96	+15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$6.45 ALL528	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$8.47 ALL692	+83.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$3.77 ALL308	+102.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$4.12 ALL337	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$0.89 ALL73	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$1.12 ALL91	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$0.92 ALL76	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$0.84 ALL69	-52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.47 ALL38	+14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.58 ALL47	+78.6%
Average			+19.3%

Moscow vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$8.32 ALL680	+151.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$22.39 ALL1,831	-44.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$32.98 ALL2,696	+227.8%
Average			+28.2%

Moscow vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$19.91 ALL1,628	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$848.28 ALL69,353	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$380.02 ALL31,070	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$74.95 ALL6,128	-47.5%
Average			-43.9%

Moscow vs. Sarande - Cost of housing

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pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$299.78 ALL24,509	-62.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$7,964.27 ALL651K	-69.9%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$3.54 ALL290	-24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$2.19 ALL179	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$4.76 ALL389	+38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$88.90 ALL7,268	+111.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$9.77 ALL799	+4.4%
Average			+7.2%

Moscow vs. Sarande - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$69.87 ALL5,712	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$47.44 ALL3,879	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$122.26 ALL9,996	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$115.33 ALL9,429	-36.0%
Average			-28.4%

Moscow vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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