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Albania vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 11.8% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Albania
Housing: pay 54.3% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 18.4% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 69.6% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 28.4% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR250.75	$9.59 ALL802	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR136.72	$8.67 ALL725	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR31.58	$1.77 ALL148	-14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR27.97	$0.83 ALL70	-54.5%
Average			-28.4%

Seychelles vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR21.26	$1.03 ALL86	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR183.21	$5.40 ALL452	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR114.52	$7.89 ALL660	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR59.00	$3.20 ALL268	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR44.78	$3.26 ALL273	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR14.04	$0.65 ALL54	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR16.84	$1.13 ALL95	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR14.94	$0.74 ALL62	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR50.65	$0.66 ALL55	-80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR9.80	$0.51 ALL43	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR8.58	$0.53 ALL44	-6.4%
Average			-21.9%

Seychelles vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR85.33	$8.27 ALL692	+47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR365.33	$19.40 ALL1,623	-18.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR404K	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR437.36	$30.95 ALL2,590	+8.0%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 54.3% less for housing

	Seychelles	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR2,246.85	$16.59 ALL1,389	-88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR15,019.26	$521.48 ALL43,648	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR12,341.46	$357.61 ALL29,932	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,263.83	$61.56 ALL5,153	-25.6%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 18.4% less for childcare

	Seychelles	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,315.46	$175.46 ALL14,686	+15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR127K	$3,951.26 ALL331K	-52.4%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR110.40	$2.46 ALL206	-66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR74.45	$1.95 ALL163	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR336.74	$4.30 ALL360	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR1,114.80	$52.57 ALL4,400	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR97.76	$7.66 ALL641	+19.6%
Average			-43.0%

Seychelles vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 69.6% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR674.72	$54.19 ALL4,536	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR284.88	$39.78 ALL3,330	+113.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR997.34	$94.48 ALL7,908	+44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR1,073.12	$139.08 ALL11,641	+97.9%
Average			+69.6%

Seychelles vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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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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