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Albania vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 13.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 74.4% more in Albania
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.73	$9.59 ALL793	+51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.03	$8.67 ALL717	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$1.77 ALL146	+138.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.83 ALL69	+205.5%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.44	$1.03 ALL85	+12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.58	$5.40 ALL447	+49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.29	$7.89 ALL653	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.48	$3.20 ALL265	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.30	$3.26 ALL270	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.65 ALL54	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$1.13 ALL94	+45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.74 ALL61	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.66 ALL55	-10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.50	$0.51 ALL42	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.44	$0.53 ALL44	-18.9%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 74.4% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.73	$8.27 ALL684	+255.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR127.05	$19.40 ALL1,606	-42.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,707.30	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.33	$30.95 ALL2,562	+62.9%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.98	$16.59 ALL1,373	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,632.80	$521.48 ALL43,166	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,352.90	$357.61 ALL29,601	-0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.80	$61.56 ALL5,096	-36.8%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,317.43	$175.46 ALL14,524	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,351.58	$3,951.26 ALL327K	-39.1%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$2.46 ALL204	+30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.07	$1.95 ALL161	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.03	$4.30 ALL356	-42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.59	$52.57 ALL4,352	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.74	$7.66 ALL634	-55.6%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.88	$54.19 ALL4,486	+11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.90	$39.78 ALL3,293	-30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.50	$94.48 ALL7,820	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.26	$139.08 ALL11,512	+75.7%
Average			+15.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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