Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 17.4% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Albania
Housing: pay 24.0% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 35.7% more in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$9.26 ALL752	+220.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$8.38 ALL680	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$1.93 ALL157	+158.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$0.87 ALL71	+137.2%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Thailand	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$1.04 ALL84	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$5.44 ALL442	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$7.68 ALL624	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$3.12 ALL254	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$3.48 ALL283	+154.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$0.72 ALL58	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$1.06 ALL86	+86.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$0.76 ALL61	-19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$0.70 ALL57	-15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.46 ALL37	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.52 ALL42	-7.9%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Thailand	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$8.37 ALL679	+65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$19.20 ALL1,559	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$30,477.94 ALL2M	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$29.52 ALL2,397	+174.0%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 24.0% more for housing

	Thailand	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$16.78 ALL1,363	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$559.99 ALL45,481	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$345.46 ALL28,057	+28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$58.30 ALL4,735	-4.2%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Thailand	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$196.72 ALL15,977	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-57.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$2.71 ALL220	+29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$1.97 ALL160	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$4.42 ALL359	+6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$53.63 ALL4,356	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$8.11 ALL659	+34.1%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 35.7% more for clothing

	Thailand	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$56.21 ALL4,566	+26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$43.02 ALL3,494	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$100.53 ALL8,165	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$132.41 ALL10,754	+70.0%
Average			+35.7%

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