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Albania vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 1.8% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.5% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 79.8% more in Albania
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 63.7% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 30.5% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$9.59 ALL795	+42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,102	$8.67 ALL719	+57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,161	$1.77 ALL147	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$0.83 ALL69	+1.0%
Average			+30.5%

South Korea vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	South Korea	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,235	$1.03 ALL85	-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,290	$5.40 ALL448	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,311	$7.89 ALL654	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,180	$3.20 ALL266	+13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,917	$3.26 ALL270	-2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,768	$0.65 ALL54	-80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,045	$1.13 ALL94	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,121	$0.74 ALL61	-73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,543	$0.66 ALL55	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,627	$0.51 ALL42	-71.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$0.53 ALL44	-56.3%
Average			-38.8%

South Korea vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.8% more for transportation

	South Korea	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,485	$8.27 ALL685	+87.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,524	$19.40 ALL1,608	-58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,280	$30.95 ALL2,565	+271.4%
Average			+79.8%

South Korea vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	South Korea	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,958	$16.59 ALL1,375	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,442	$521.48 ALL43,231	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,420	$357.61 ALL29,646	+0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,326	$61.56 ALL5,103	-53.6%
Average			-16.8%

South Korea vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 63.7% less for childcare

	South Korea	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩557,869	$175.46 ALL14,546	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	-73.8%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,595	$2.46 ALL204	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,258	$1.95 ALL161	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$4.30 ALL356	+34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,483	$52.57 ALL4,358	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,912	$7.66 ALL635	-24.3%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	South Korea	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,948	$54.19 ALL4,492	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,697	$39.78 ALL3,298	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,204	$94.48 ALL7,832	+29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,146	$139.08 ALL11,529	+34.7%
Average			+6.2%

South Korea vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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