Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 41.9% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 48.9% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 69.5% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Sarande

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

Planning a move to Albania? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Sarande vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Rayong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$9.77 ALL794	+228.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$10.99 ALL893	+57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$2.38 ALL193	+351.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$1.15 ALL93	+328.3%
Average			+169.4%

Rayong vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Rayong	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.18 ALL96	-11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.45 ALL524	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$8.47 ALL688	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.77 ALL306	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$4.12 ALL335	+221.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$0.89 ALL72	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.12 ALL91	+38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.92 ALL75	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.84 ALL68	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.47 ALL38	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.58 ALL47	-16.5%
Average			+2.5%

Rayong vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.9% more for transportation

	Rayong	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$8.32 ALL676	+59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.39 ALL1,819
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$32.98 ALL2,678	+212.7%
Average			+48.9%

Rayong vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 69.5% more for housing

	Rayong	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$19.91 ALL1,617	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$848.28 ALL68,894	+104.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$380.02 ALL30,864	+27.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$74.95 ALL6,088	+120.0%
Average			+69.5%

Rayong vs. Sarande - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Rayong	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$299.78 ALL24,347	-47.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$7,964.27 ALL647K	-51.7%
Average			-49.5%

Rayong vs. Sarande - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$3.54 ALL288	+98.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$2.19 ALL178	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.76 ALL387	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$88.90 ALL7,220	+33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$9.77 ALL794	+46.2%
Average			+44.1%

Rayong vs. Sarande - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Rayong	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$69.87 ALL5,675	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$47.44 ALL3,853	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$122.26 ALL9,930	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$115.33 ALL9,367	+4.9%
Average			+9.6%

Rayong vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

Compare further: Rayong vs. Sarande

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Sarande?

More cost comparisons

Rayong vs.

Moscow

Rayong vs.

Ottawa

Rayong vs.

London

Rayong vs.

Athens

Rayong vs.

Madrid

Rayong vs.

Rome

Rayong vs.

Warsaw

Rayong vs.

Hanoi

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Thailand vs. Albania. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Thailand and Albania.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rayong

Add prices for Sarande

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sarande or Rayong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.