Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 52.0% more expensive than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Sarande
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Sarande
Childcare: pay 2.0% more in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.5% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 70.4% more in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Ubud, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Ubud	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$9.77 ALL794	+249.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$10.99 ALL893	+257.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$2.38 ALL193	+82.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$1.15 ALL93	+177.9%
Average			+222.8%

Ubud vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Ubud	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$1.18 ALL96	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$6.45 ALL524	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$8.47 ALL688	+53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$3.77 ALL306	+69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$4.12 ALL335	+143.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$0.89 ALL72	-42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$1.12 ALL91	+65.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$0.92 ALL75	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$0.84 ALL68	+49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$0.47 ALL38	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$0.58 ALL47	-39.9%
Average			+5.3%

Ubud vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Ubud	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$8.32 ALL676	+201.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.39 ALL1,819
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$32.98 ALL2,678	+950.9%
Average			+161.0%

Ubud vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.8% more for housing

	Ubud	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$19.91 ALL1,617	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$848.28 ALL68,894	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	$380.02 ALL30,864	-6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$74.95 ALL6,088	+20.1%
Average			+19.8%

Ubud vs. Sarande - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0% more for childcare

	Ubud	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$299.78 ALL24,347	-32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$7,964.27 ALL647K	+52.9%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$3.54 ALL288	+58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$2.19 ALL178	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$4.76 ALL387	+124.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$88.90 ALL7,220	+72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$9.77 ALL794	+169.0%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 70.4% more for clothing

	Ubud	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$69.87 ALL5,675	+60.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$47.44 ALL3,853	+112.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$122.26 ALL9,930	+60.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$115.33 ALL9,367	+53.6%
Average			+70.4%

Ubud vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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