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Albania vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 91.2% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 65.7% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 90.3% more in Albania
Housing: pay 81.3% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Albania
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Albania

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Albania are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Syria	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$9.59 ALL789	+79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$8.67 ALL714	+92.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$1.77 ALL146	+55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.83 ALL69	+22.3%
Average			+62.6%

Syria vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.7% more for groceries

	Syria	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$1.03 ALL85	+60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$5.40 ALL445	+191.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$7.89 ALL649	+107.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$3.20 ALL264	+65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$3.26 ALL269	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.65 ALL53	+2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$1.13 ALL93	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.74 ALL61	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.66 ALL54	+112.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.51 ALL42	+65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.53 ALL43	+45.5%
Average			+65.7%

Syria vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 90.3% more for transportation

	Syria	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$8.27 ALL681	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$19.40 ALL1,597	+94.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$31,384.43 ALL2,583,861	+62.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$30.95 ALL2,548	+202.3%
Average			+90.3%

Syria vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.3% more for housing

	Syria	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$16.59 ALL1,366	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$521.48 ALL42,933	+169.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$357.61 ALL29,442	+216.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$61.56 ALL5,068	-1.9%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Syria	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$175.46 ALL14,446	+279.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$3,951.26 ALL325,305	+80.8%
Average			+180.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.46 ALL202	-36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$1.95 ALL160	+50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$4.30 ALL354	+39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$52.57 ALL4,328	+285.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$7.66 ALL630	+224.6%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Syria	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$54.19 ALL4,462	+79.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$39.78 ALL3,275	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$94.48 ALL7,778	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$139.08 ALL11,450	+77.9%
Average			+46.1%

Syria 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: December 2025

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