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Albania vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 27.2% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Albania
Housing: pay 56.2% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Albania

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Albania.

Albania vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Prague	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$9.59 ALL795	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$8.67 ALL719	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$1.77 ALL147	-9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$0.83 ALL69	-51.3%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Prague	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$1.03 ALL85	-40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$5.40 ALL448	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$7.89 ALL654	+65.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$3.20 ALL266	-15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$3.26 ALL270	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$0.65 ALL54	-36.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$1.13 ALL94	+29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$0.74 ALL61	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$0.66 ALL55	-63.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$0.51 ALL42	-21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.53 ALL44	-6.3%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Prague	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$8.27 ALL685	+22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$19.40 ALL1,608	-26.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	+0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$30.95 ALL2,565	+92.5%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 56.2% less for housing

	Prague	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$16.59 ALL1,375	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$521.48 ALL43,231	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$357.61 ALL29,646	-61.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$61.56 ALL5,103	-76.4%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Prague	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$175.46 ALL14,546	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-74.1%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$2.46 ALL204	-14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$1.95 ALL161	-48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$4.30 ALL356	-44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$52.57 ALL4,358	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$7.66 ALL635	-36.2%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Prague	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$54.19 ALL4,492	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$39.78 ALL3,298	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$94.48 ALL7,832	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$139.08 ALL11,529	+2.2%
Average			-9.8%

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