Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 14.5% cheaper than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 3.1% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Chisinau

The cost of housing, childcare, and clothing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Sarande. Expenses including transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$11.22 MDL201.58	+14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$8.70 MDL156.22	-20.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$1.21 MDL21.71	-49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$0.89 MDL16.00	-22.2%
Average			-10.7%

Sarande vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Sarande	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$0.71 MDL12.77	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$4.89 MDL87.82	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$4.73 MDL85.03	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$2.79 MDL50.06	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$2.36 MDL42.34	-42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$0.44 MDL7.87	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.87 MDL15.68	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$0.94 MDL16.87	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.01 MDL18.06	+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.31 MDL5.61	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.25 MDL4.42	-57.4%
Average			-32.0%

Sarande vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Sarande	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL676	$6.44 MDL115.64	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,819	$13.52 MDL242.90	-39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$4.94 MDL88.69	-85.0%
Average			-35.9%

Sarande vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Sarande	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$10.59 MDL190.33	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL68,894	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,864	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+148.0%
Average			+7.3%

Sarande vs. Chisinau - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

	Sarande	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,347	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL647K	$5,841.67 MDL105K	-26.7%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$2.24 MDL40.32	-36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$2.16 MDL38.87	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$3.42 MDL61.48	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,220	$41.67 MDL748.71	-53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$8.41 MDL151.18	-13.9%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Sarande	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$47.07 MDL845.61	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+0.2%
Average			+1.5%

Sarande vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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