Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 37.4% more expensive than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 89.9% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Ljubljana

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

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Ljubljana vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Sarande	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$15.68 €13.95	+60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$11.20 €9.97	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$3.13 €2.78	+31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$1.93 €1.72	+68.9%
Average			+34.8%

Sarande vs. Ljubljana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Sarande	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$2.23 €1.99	+89.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$7.39 €6.58	+14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$5.07 €4.51	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$4.00 €3.56	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$4.53 €4.03	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.02 €0.90	+14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.77 €0.69	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$1.04 €0.93	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.60 €1.42	+90.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.67 €0.60	+44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.72 €0.64	+24.9%
Average			+14.9%

Sarande vs. Ljubljana - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Sarande	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL676	$6.98 €6.21	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,819	$41.43 €36.87	+85.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	-12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$12.40 €11.03	-62.4%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 89.9% more for housing

	Sarande	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$41.59 €37.01	+108.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL68,894	$1,099.38 €978.48	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,864	$890.88 €792.91	+134.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$217.88 €193.92	+190.7%
Average			+89.9%

Sarande vs. Ljubljana - Cost of housing

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Sarande	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,347	$653.09 €581.27	+117.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL647K	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	+75.0%
Average			+95.2%

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pay about the same for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$3.92 €3.49	+10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$2.92 €2.60	+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$6.16 €5.48	+29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,220	$53.95 €48.02	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$10.64 €9.47	+8.9%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Sarande	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$114.84 €102.21	+64.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$43.67 €38.87	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$108.95 €96.97	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$143.98 €128.15	+24.8%
Average			+13.9%

Sarande vs. Ljubljana - Cost of clothing

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