Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 43.1% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% less for restaurants

	Albania	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.37 ALL772	$2.91 THB98.33	-65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 ALL643	$5.83 THB196.66	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ALL153	$0.62 THB20.79	-62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ALL75	$0.29 THB9.85	-64.0%
Average			-52.1%

Albania vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Albania	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 ALL78	$1.52 THB51.38	+79.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ALL488	$11.74 THB396.28	+121.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 ALL664	$7.32 THB247.04	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.11 ALL287	$2.27 THB76.70	-27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 ALL287	$1.31 THB44.38	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL54	$1.47 THB49.67	+151.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 ALL97	$0.73 THB24.52	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ALL63	$1.04 THB34.94	+52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL62	$0.80 THB27.16	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL43	$0.71 THB24.05	+53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL47	$0.62 THB21.01	+22.5%
Average			+35.1%

Albania vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Albania	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 ALL721	$4.47 THB150.73	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.64 ALL1,627	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+122.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,265.14 ALL2,607,568	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+95.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.70 ALL2,832	$10.34 THB349.07	-66.3%
Average			+27.4%

Albania vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Albania	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.01 ALL1,477	$15.36 THB518.50	-4.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.88 ALL41,319	$571.31 THB19,285.06	+27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.85 ALL29,969	$301.88 THB10,190.40	-7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.67 ALL5,320	$67.33 THB2,272.83	+16.7%
Average			+8.3%

Albania vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Albania	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.56 ALL15,551	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+275.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,514.89 ALL324,262	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+275.3%
Average			+275.3%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ALL240	$2.33 THB78.66	-10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 ALL164	$2.58 THB87.21	+45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 ALL342	$4.20 THB141.84	+13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.45 ALL4,101	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.64 ALL705	$7.28 THB245.82	-4.7%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Albania	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.86 ALL4,692	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.61 ALL3,746	$34.84 THB1,176.03	-14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.86 ALL8,382	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.22 ALL11,183	$92.12 THB3,109.64	-24.0%
Average			-5.7%

Albania vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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