Cost of living comparison

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Albania vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 9.4% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 75.1% more in Albania
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$152.18	$9.59 ALL783	+99.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$163.01	$8.67 ALL708	+68.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.90	$1.77 ALL144	+80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.15	$0.83 ALL68	+24.4%
Average			+68.0%

Taiwan vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.82	$1.03 ALL84	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$293.44	$5.40 ALL441	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$375.77	$7.89 ALL644	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.57	$3.20 ALL262	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$112.41	$3.26 ALL266	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$64.04	$0.65 ALL53	-68.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.53	$1.13 ALL92	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.41	$0.74 ALL60	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.92	$0.66 ALL54	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$38.06	$0.51 ALL42	-57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.44	$0.53 ALL43	-48.8%
Average			-32.9%

Taiwan vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.1% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$119.52	$8.27 ALL675	+118.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,076.08	$19.40 ALL1,584	-43.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1M	$31,384.43 ALL3M	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$290.00	$30.95 ALL2,527	+237.1%
Average			+75.1%

Taiwan vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Taiwan	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$666.61	$16.59 ALL1,355	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,561.27	$521.48 ALL42,580	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,342.02	$357.61 ALL29,199	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,732.72	$61.56 ALL5,027	+12.2%
Average			+8.3%

Taiwan vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,409.52	$175.46 ALL14,327	-66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$526K	$3,951.26 ALL323K	-76.3%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$62.18	$2.46 ALL201	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.84	$1.95 ALL159	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$143.55	$4.30 ALL351	-5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,184.16	$52.57 ALL4,293	+40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$317.30	$7.66 ALL625	-23.8%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,056.02	$54.19 ALL4,425	-16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$986.88	$39.78 ALL3,248	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,514.46	$94.48 ALL7,714	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,041.95	$139.08 ALL11,356	+44.4%
Average			+18.4%

Taiwan vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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