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Albania vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 2.5 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 53.3% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$9.59 ALL802	+15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$8.67 ALL725	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.77 ALL148	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.83 ALL70	-66.1%
Average			-26.2%

Tonga vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Tonga	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.03 ALL86	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$5.40 ALL452	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$7.89 ALL660	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$3.20 ALL268	-37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.26 ALL273	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.65 ALL54	-48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.13 ALL95	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.74 ALL62	-43.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.66 ALL55	-61.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.51 ALL43	-64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.53 ALL44	-55.9%
Average			-22.4%

Tonga vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tonga	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$8.27 ALL692	+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$19.40 ALL1,623	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+439.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$30.95 ALL2,590	+65.6%
Average			+125.6%

Tonga vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.3% less for housing

	Tonga	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$16.59 ALL1,389	-86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$521.48 ALL43,648	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$357.61 ALL29,932
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$61.56 ALL5,153	-56.9%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$175.46 ALL14,686	+11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$3,951.26 ALL331K	+1485.6%
Average			+748.4%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$2.46 ALL206	-26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$1.95 ALL163	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$4.30 ALL360	-57.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$52.57 ALL4,400	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$7.66 ALL641	-81.6%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$54.19 ALL4,536	+272.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$39.78 ALL3,330	+125.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$94.48 ALL7,908	+355.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$139.08 ALL11,641	+378.4%
Average			+282.9%

Tonga 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: March 2026

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