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Albania vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 72.7% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.9% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 77.3% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 46.2% more in Albania
Housing: pay 10.2% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 22.2% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.1% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.9% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,030	$9.59 ALL802	+178.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,060	$8.67 ALL725	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,252	$1.77 ALL148	+106.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF835	$0.83 ALL70	+45.6%
Average			+88.9%

Rwanda vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.3% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,526	$1.03 ALL86	-1.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,292	$5.40 ALL452	+139.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,856	$7.89 ALL660	+198.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,414	$3.20 ALL268	+93.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,057	$3.26 ALL273	+55.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,683	$0.65 ALL54	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF538	$1.13 ALL95	+206.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,024	$0.74 ALL62	+5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF700	$0.66 ALL55	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF332	$0.51 ALL43	+123.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF570	$0.53 ALL44	+34.6%
Average			+77.3%

Rwanda vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.2% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,453	$8.27 ALL692	+86.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,756	$19.40 ALL1,623	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF39M	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,126	$30.95 ALL2,590	+113.7%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Rwanda	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,420	$16.59 ALL1,389	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF840K	$521.48 ALL43,648	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF471K	$357.61 ALL29,932	+10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,339	$61.56 ALL5,153	+54.0%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 22.2% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF243K	$175.46 ALL14,686	+5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11M	$3,951.26 ALL331K	-49.6%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,509	$2.46 ALL206	+137.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,375	$1.95 ALL163	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,515	$4.30 ALL360	+149.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,830	$52.57 ALL4,400	+67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,030	$7.66 ALL641	+122.1%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF28,001	$54.19 ALL4,536	+182.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,169	$39.78 ALL3,330	+106.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,534	$94.48 ALL7,908	+311.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,331	$139.08 ALL11,641	+266.8%
Average			+216.6%

Rwanda vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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