Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Canada

Victoria vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 59.3% more expensive than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 41.1% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 70.9% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.1% more for restaurants

	Sarande	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$19.29 CA$27.31	+97.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$10.87 CA$15.39	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$2.27 CA$3.22	-4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$1.83 CA$2.60	+60.1%
Average			+41.1%

Sarande vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.9% more for groceries

	Sarande	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$2.97 CA$4.21	+152.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$13.59 CA$19.24	+110.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$10.23 CA$14.48	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$4.11 CA$5.82	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$5.76 CA$8.15	+39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.79 CA$2.53	+101.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.64 CA$0.90	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$1.79 CA$2.53	+93.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$1.86 CA$2.64	+121.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$1.56 CA$2.21	+234.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$1.30 CA$1.85	+125.6%
Average			+70.9%

Sarande vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Sarande	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL676	$5.22 CA$7.39	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,819	$59.62 CA$84.40	+166.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$15.27 CA$21.62	-53.7%
Average			-5.1%

Sarande vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Sarande	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$61.37 CA$86.89	+208.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL68,894	$1,528.56 CA$2,164.06	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,864	$1,299.70 CA$1,840.06	+242.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$79.15 CA$112.05	+5.6%
Average			+120.8%

Sarande vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Sarande	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,347	$894.25 CA$1,266.04	+198.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL647K	$22,849.16 CA$32,348.70	+186.9%
Average			+192.5%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$5.61 CA$7.94	+58.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$4.29 CA$6.08	+96.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$14.73 CA$20.85	+209.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,220	$42.40 CA$60.03	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$10.52 CA$14.89	+7.7%
Average			+18.9%

Sarande vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Sarande	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$52.89 CA$74.87	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$44.37 CA$62.81	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$90.08 CA$127.53	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$107.56 CA$152.28	-6.7%
Average			-16.5%

Sarande vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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