Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 11.3% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.0% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Albania
Housing: pay 9.8% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.0% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.80 TRY387.76	$9.26 ALL751	+18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.25 TRY409.95	$8.38 ALL679	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 TRY63.56	$1.93 ALL156	+51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY22.08	$0.87 ALL70	+95.6%
Average			+21.0%

Turkey vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Turkey	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 TRY47.82	$1.04 ALL84	+7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 TRY227.76	$5.44 ALL441	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 TRY186.10	$7.68 ALL623	+105.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 TRY107.04	$3.12 ALL253	+44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 TRY94.89	$3.48 ALL282	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 TRY39.72	$0.72 ALL58	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.56	$1.06 ALL86	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY23.02	$0.76 ALL61	+63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 TRY27.20	$0.70 ALL57	+27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.63	$0.46 ALL37	+96.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.33	$0.52 ALL42	+178.3%
Average			+50.3%

Turkey vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Turkey	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 TRY252.42	$8.37 ALL678	+64.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.35 TRY1,608.15	$19.20 ALL1,556	-40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,081.17 TRY2M	$30,477.94 ALL2M	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.30 TRY412.50	$29.52 ALL2,392	+255.7%
Average			+7.0%

Turkey vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.8% more for housing

	Turkey	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.65 TRY678.46	$16.78 ALL1,360	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.20 TRY23,619.35	$559.99 ALL45,385	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.61 TRY17,277.44	$345.46 ALL27,998	-0.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.15 TRY2,542.31	$58.30 ALL4,725	+14.0%
Average			+9.8%

Turkey vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Turkey	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.51 TRY30,146.02	$196.72 ALL15,944	-67.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,566.63 TRY674K	$4,891.77 ALL396K	-63.9%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 TRY149.91	$2.71 ALL220	-10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 TRY170.56	$1.97 ALL159	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.16 TRY107.18	$4.42 ALL358	+105.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.35 TRY2,651.50	$53.63 ALL4,347	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 TRY293.85	$8.11 ALL657	+37.2%
Average			+2.0%

Turkey vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Turkey	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 TRY2,239.39	$56.21 ALL4,556	+24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 TRY1,934.65	$43.02 ALL3,487	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.74 TRY4,510.10	$100.53 ALL8,148	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.15 TRY4,132.86	$132.41 ALL10,731	+59.2%
Average			+24.9%

Turkey vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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