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Albania vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 60.1% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 43.7% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 80.6% more in Albania
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.1% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$9.59 ALL798	+144.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$8.67 ALL722	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$1.77 ALL147	+167.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.83 ALL69	+174.5%
Average			+122.2%

Tanzania vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.7% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$1.03 ALL85	+40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$5.40 ALL450	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$7.89 ALL657	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$3.20 ALL267	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$3.26 ALL272	+73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$0.65 ALL54	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$1.13 ALL94	+129.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$0.74 ALL62	+72.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.66 ALL55	+84.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.51 ALL42	+41.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.53 ALL44	-14.3%
Average			+43.7%

Tanzania vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$8.27 ALL688	+76.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$19.40 ALL1,615	+23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	+75.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$30.95 ALL2,577	+147.8%
Average			+80.6%

Tanzania vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Tanzania	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$16.59 ALL1,382	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$521.48 ALL43,423	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$357.61 ALL29,778	+100.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$61.56 ALL5,126	-4.2%
Average			+21.9%

Tanzania vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$175.46 ALL14,611	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	-72.3%
Average			-65.7%

Tanzania vs. Albania - Cost of childcare

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pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$2.46 ALL205	+79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$1.95 ALL162	-4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$4.30 ALL358	+115.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$52.57 ALL4,378	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$7.66 ALL638	+20.7%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$54.19 ALL4,512	+199.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$39.78 ALL3,313	+44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$94.48 ALL7,867	+234.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$139.08 ALL11,581	+231.9%
Average			+177.6%

Tanzania 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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