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Albania vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 73.8% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 83.8% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 33.5% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Zambia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.35 ZMW141.40	$9.59 ALL791	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.72 ZMW71.49	$8.67 ALL715	+133.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ZMW9.43	$1.77 ALL146	+260.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ZMW4.99	$0.83 ALL69	+221.2%
Average			+161.4%

Zambia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Zambia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 ZMW14.76	$1.03 ALL85	+33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 ZMW72.35	$5.40 ALL446	+43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 ZMW94.06	$7.89 ALL651	+61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 ZMW29.49	$3.20 ALL264	+109.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 ZMW34.31	$3.26 ALL269	+82.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ZMW17.24	$0.65 ALL53	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZMW14.01	$1.13 ALL93	+55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW23.52	$0.74 ALL61	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZMW9.61	$0.66 ALL55	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ZMW17.04	$0.51 ALL42	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW12.87	$0.53 ALL43	-21.4%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Zambia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZMW88.01	$8.27 ALL682	+80.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.52 ZMW740.77	$19.40 ALL1,601	-49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW154K	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+292.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.53 ZMW221.80	$30.95 ALL2,554	+168.3%
Average			+122.9%

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pay 83.8% more for housing

	Zambia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$118.37 ZMW2,276.46	$16.59 ALL1,369	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$176.52 ZMW3,394.83	$521.48 ALL43,044	+195.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$115.74 ZMW2,225.80	$357.61 ALL29,517	+209.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.70 ZMW1,013.59	$61.56 ALL5,081	+16.8%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

	Zambia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW3,399.98	$175.46 ALL14,483	-0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,677.88 ZMW225K	$3,951.26 ALL326K	-66.2%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 ZMW18.78	$2.46 ALL203	+151.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZMW39.37	$1.95 ALL161	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 ZMW70.67	$4.30 ALL355	+16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.47 ZMW970.60	$52.57 ALL4,339	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 ZMW80.48	$7.66 ALL632	+83.0%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Zambia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.93 ZMW364.01	$54.19 ALL4,473	+186.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.99 ZMW326.75	$39.78 ALL3,284	+134.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.33 ZMW1,621.79	$94.48 ALL7,798	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.12 ZMW1,406.30	$139.08 ALL11,479	+90.2%
Average			+105.7%

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