Cost of living comparison
Sarande is 21.8% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.1% more in Sarande
- Groceries
-
pay 16.7% more in Sarande
- Transportation
-
pay 5.5% more in Sarande
- Housing
-
pay 25.0% more in Sarande
- Childcare
-
pay 52.8% more in Sarande
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.3% more in Sarande
- Clothing
-
pay 16.0% more in Sarande
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Sarande are more expensive than in Albania.
If you lived in Sarande instead of Albania, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$10.92
ALL1,007
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$8.73
ALL806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.00
ALL92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$6.31
ALL582
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$7.59
ALL700
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.59
ALL331
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$0.74
ALL68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$1.15
ALL106
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$0.87
ALL80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.60
ALL55
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$7.84
ALL724
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$21.43
ALL1,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,719,127
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$29.47
ALL2,719
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$18.21
ALL1,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$684.34
ALL63,133
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$349.24
ALL32,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$72.75
ALL6,711
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$257.34
ALL23,740
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$5,375.75
ALL495,934
|
|
pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$2.73
ALL252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$1.85
ALL171
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$3.82
ALL352
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$84.17
ALL7,765
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$8.73
ALL806
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Sarande
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$64.34
ALL5,936
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$47.77
ALL4,407
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$100.14
ALL9,238
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$132.96
ALL12,266
|
|
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