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Albania vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 6.1% more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.7% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 91.7% more in Albania
Housing: pay 57.1% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 70.7% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.7% more for restaurants

	Qatar	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 QAR24.35	$9.59 ALL789	+43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.07 QAR22.10	$8.67 ALL714	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 QAR2.97	$1.77 ALL146	+116.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.83 ALL69	+180.1%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Qatar	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 QAR5.44	$1.03 ALL85	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 QAR14.92	$5.40 ALL445	+31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.40 QAR26.93	$7.89 ALL649	+6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.14	$3.20 ALL264	+27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 QAR12.52	$3.26 ALL269	-5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$0.65 ALL53	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.37	$1.13 ALL93	+73.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 QAR2.39	$0.74 ALL61	+12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 QAR2.14	$0.66 ALL54	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 QAR1.67	$0.51 ALL42	+10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.65	$0.53 ALL43	+16.0%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 91.7% more for transportation

	Qatar	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.80	$8.27 ALL681	+285.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.29 QAR121.14	$19.40 ALL1,597	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,539.60 QAR89,293.63	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.86 QAR57.70	$30.95 ALL2,548	+95.2%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 57.1% less for housing

	Qatar	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.65 QAR304.37	$16.59 ALL1,366	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,687.55 QAR6,140.58	$521.48 ALL42,933	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,253.51 QAR4,561.23	$357.61 ALL29,442	-71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.33	$61.56 ALL5,068	-7.6%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 70.7% less for childcare

	Qatar	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.67 QAR2,906.16	$175.46 ALL14,446	-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,764.79 QAR39,170.44	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	-63.3%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.96	$2.46 ALL202	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 QAR15.32	$1.95 ALL160	-53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 QAR23.35	$4.30 ALL354	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$127.24 QAR463.00	$52.57 ALL4,328	-58.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.33 QAR41.21	$7.66 ALL630	-32.4%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Qatar	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.95 QAR189.04	$54.19 ALL4,462	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.24 QAR168.25	$39.78 ALL3,275	-14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.73 QAR344.69	$94.48 ALL7,778	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 QAR253.22	$139.08 ALL11,450	+99.9%
Average			+22.5%

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