Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Slovakia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 16.3% cheaper than Slovakia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Albania
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 56.3% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Slovakia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5% less for restaurants

	Slovakia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.84 €7.87	$9.26 ALL752	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.92 €7.94	$8.38 ALL680	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.66	$1.93 ALL157	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.26	$0.87 ALL71	-38.5%
Average			-4.5%

Slovakia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Slovakia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 €1.25	$1.04 ALL84	-26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.92 €5.27	$5.44 ALL442	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92 €3.49	$7.68 ALL624	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.72 €3.31	$3.12 ALL254	-16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €2.94	$3.48 ALL283	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.72 ALL58	-13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$1.06 ALL86	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$0.76 ALL61	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$0.70 ALL57	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.46 ALL37	-25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.52 ALL42	-19.0%
Average			-12.6%

Slovakia vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Slovakia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 €6.10	$8.37 ALL679	+22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 €26.37	$19.20 ALL1,559	-35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	$30,477.94 ALL2M	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 €11.06	$29.52 ALL2,397	+137.6%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Slovakia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 €17.14	$16.78 ALL1,363	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$608.23 €541.35	$559.99 ALL45,481	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$502.60 €447.34	$345.46 ALL28,057	-31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.53 €173.14	$58.30 ALL4,735	-70.0%
Average			-31.0%

Slovakia vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 56.3% less for childcare

	Slovakia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.66 €418.02	$196.72 ALL15,977	-58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-54.5%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Slovakia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 €2.02	$2.71 ALL220	+19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.40	$1.97 ALL160	-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.08 €5.41	$4.42 ALL359	-27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.98 €38.25	$53.63 ALL4,356	+24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.85 €7.88	$8.11 ALL659	-8.4%
Average			-2.5%

Slovakia vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Slovakia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.85 €61.28	$56.21 ALL4,566	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.33 €30.56	$43.02 ALL3,494	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.79 €71.02	$100.53 ALL8,165	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 €77.63	$132.41 ALL10,754	+51.8%
Average			+18.3%

Slovakia vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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