Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 32.5% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.5% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 21.3% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Albania
Housing: pay 29.6% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 1.4% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 61.1% more in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.5% more for restaurants

	Peru	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.89	$9.26 ALL751	+167.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.50	$8.38 ALL679	+33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.37	$1.93 ALL156	+96.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.87 ALL70	+61.4%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 21.3% more for groceries

	Peru	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.61	$1.04 ALL84	-46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.68	$5.44 ALL441	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.59	$7.68 ALL623	+49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.00	$3.12 ALL253	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN8.99	$3.48 ALL282	+32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.96	$0.72 ALL58	-16.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$1.06 ALL86	+120.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.76 ALL61	+40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.74	$0.70 ALL57	+37.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.46 ALL37	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$0.52 ALL42	+27.3%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Peru	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN19.94	$8.37 ALL678	+44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.51	$19.20 ALL1,556	-10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,115.61	$30,477.94 ALL2M	+49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN66.93	$29.52 ALL2,392	+51.4%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 29.6% more for housing

	Peru	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.23	$16.78 ALL1,360	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,486.35	$559.99 ALL45,385	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN853.68	$345.46 ALL27,998	+38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN140.50	$58.30 ALL4,725	+42.4%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 1.4% less for childcare

	Peru	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN455.20	$196.72 ALL15,944	+48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,589.93	$4,891.77 ALL396K	-34.4%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.01	$2.71 ALL220	+16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.38	$1.97 ALL159	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.05	$4.42 ALL358	-20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.56	$53.63 ALL4,347	+71.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.37	$8.11 ALL657	+60.3%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 61.1% more for clothing

	Peru	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN160.91	$56.21 ALL4,556	+19.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN86.89	$43.02 ALL3,487	+69.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN224.48	$100.53 ALL8,148	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN211.20	$132.41 ALL10,731	+115.2%
Average			+61.1%

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