Cost of living comparison
compared to
Albania vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary
Albania is 28.1% cheaper than Portugal overall.
Albania vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Albania instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.01
€11.58
|
$9.26
ALL752
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.49
|
$8.38
ALL680
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.69
|
$1.93
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.28
|
$0.87
ALL71
|
|
Portugal vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.39
|
$1.04
ALL84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
€5.03
|
$5.44
ALL442
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.64
|
$7.68
ALL624
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.92
|
$3.12
ALL254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
€3.04
|
$3.48
ALL283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.91
|
$0.72
ALL58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.58
|
$1.06
ALL86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.76
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.97
|
$0.70
ALL57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.70
|
$0.46
ALL37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.52
ALL42
|
|
Portugal vs. Albania - Cost of groceries
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.08
|
$8.37
ALL679
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.81
€33.65
|
$19.20
ALL1,559
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,409.36
€29,735.53
|
$30,477.94
ALL2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.87
€11.46
|
$29.52
ALL2,397
|
|
Portugal vs. Albania - Cost of transportation
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.38
€35.05
|
$16.78
ALL1,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$962.54
€856.70
|
$559.99
ALL45,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$770.06
€685.38
|
$345.46
ALL28,057
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.27
€83.91
|
$58.30
ALL4,735
|
|
Portugal vs. Albania - Cost of housing
pay 56.6% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$491.62
€437.56
|
$196.72
ALL15,977
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,398.72
€9,255.23
|
$4,891.77
ALL397K
|
|
Portugal vs. Albania - Cost of childcare
pay about the same for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
€2.46
|
$2.71
ALL220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
€1.83
|
$1.97
ALL160
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.15
€5.47
|
$4.42
ALL359
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.95
€39.11
|
$53.63
ALL4,356
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.34
|
$8.11
ALL659
|
Portugal vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.47
€71.62
|
$56.21
ALL4,566
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.54
€33.41
|
$43.02
ALL3,494
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.61
€77.08
|
$100.53
ALL8,165
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.16
€93.60
|
$132.41
ALL10,754
|
|
Portugal vs. Albania - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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