Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 55.7% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 23.7% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 37.7% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Albania
Clothing: pay 54.6% more in Albania

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

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Albania vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$9.26 ALL752	+380.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$8.38 ALL680	+106.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$1.93 ALL157	+283.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.87 ALL71	+191.6%
Average			+232.2%

Vietnam vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$1.04 ALL84	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$5.44 ALL442	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$7.68 ALL624	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$3.12 ALL254	+106.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$3.48 ALL283	+103.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$0.72 ALL58	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$1.06 ALL86	+109.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$0.76 ALL61	+23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$0.70 ALL57	+26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.46 ALL37	-7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.52 ALL42	+1.8%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Vietnam	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$8.37 ALL679	+148.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$19.20 ALL1,559	+169.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$30,477.94 ALL2M	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$29.52 ALL2,397	+413.7%
Average			+107.1%

Vietnam vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.7% more for housing

	Vietnam	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$16.78 ALL1,363	+88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$559.99 ALL45,481	+44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$345.46 ALL28,057	+34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$58.30 ALL4,735	+17.5%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$196.72 ALL15,977	-38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-66.6%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$2.71 ALL220	+198.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$1.97 ALL160	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$4.42 ALL359	+226.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$53.63 ALL4,356	+160.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$8.11 ALL659	+158.3%
Average			+134.1%

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pay 54.6% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$56.21 ALL4,566	+37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$43.02 ALL3,494	+78.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$100.53 ALL8,165	+30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$132.41 ALL10,754	+78.5%
Average			+54.6%

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