Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 13.0% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Albania
Housing: pay 33.9% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 40.9% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	Poland	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN38.91	$9.26 ALL752	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.36	$8.38 ALL680	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN7.99	$1.93 ALL157	-6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.55	$0.87 ALL71	-48.5%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Poland	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.91	$1.04 ALL84	-17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN16.87	$5.44 ALL442	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.56	$7.68 ALL624	+105.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN12.89	$3.12 ALL254	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.04	$3.48 ALL283	+22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.99	$0.72 ALL58	+40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.79	$1.06 ALL86	+48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.76 ALL61	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.76	$0.70 ALL57	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.49	$0.46 ALL37	+20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$0.52 ALL42	+15.2%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Poland	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN23.90	$8.37 ALL679	+36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN119.83	$19.20 ALL1,559	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN118K	$30,477.94 ALL2M	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN33.58	$29.52 ALL2,397	+241.4%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 33.9% less for housing

	Poland	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN65.54	$16.78 ALL1,363	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	$559.99 ALL45,481	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	$345.46 ALL28,057	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN830.55	$58.30 ALL4,735	-72.7%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 40.9% less for childcare

	Poland	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	$196.72 ALL15,977	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-33.4%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.36	$2.71 ALL220	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.13	$1.97 ALL160	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.38	$4.42 ALL359	-15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN140.74	$53.63 ALL4,356	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.04	$8.11 ALL659	+12.4%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Poland	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN314.75	$56.21 ALL4,566	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN142.38	$43.02 ALL3,494	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN333.81	$100.53 ALL8,165	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN369.91	$132.41 ALL10,754	+39.1%
Average			+7.3%

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