Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 71.3% more expensive than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Surrey
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in Surrey
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Surrey
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Surrey

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

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Surrey vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Sarande	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$23.13 £17.35	+136.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$9.25 £6.94	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$2.26 £1.70	-4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$1.45 £1.09	+26.4%
Average			+41.3%

Sarande vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	Sarande	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$2.07 £1.55	+75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$4.18 £3.14	-35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$4.88 £3.66	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$4.18 £3.13	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$4.10 £3.07	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.40 £1.05	+57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.66 £0.49	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$0.90 £0.67	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.48 £1.11	+75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.64 £0.48	+37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.82 £0.62	+41.9%
Average			+7.5%

Sarande vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Sarande	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL676	$7.14 £5.36	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,819	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	??
Average			-2.3%

Sarande vs. Surrey - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Sarande	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$35.02 £26.27	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL68,894	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+123.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,864	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+395.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$202.10 £151.64	+169.6%
Average			+212.2%

Sarande vs. Surrey - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Sarande	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,347	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+605.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL647K	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+265.0%
Average			+407.4%

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$6.61 £4.96	+86.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$4.79 £3.59	+118.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$22.96 £17.23	+382.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,220	$52.86 £39.66	-40.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$13.21 £9.91	+35.2%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Sarande	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$52.86 £39.66	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$39.64 £29.74	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$88.10 £66.10	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$92.50 £69.40	-19.8%
Average			-22.3%

Sarande vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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