Cost of living comparison

 Athens, Greece
compared to
 Vlore, Albania
Vlore vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary
Vlore vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vlore instead of Athens, you would:

pay 8.7% less for restaurants

 
Athens
Vlore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.72
$8.73
ALL732
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€8.23
$7.00
ALL587
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
€1.76
$1.72
ALL144

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pay 16.0% less for groceries

 
Athens
Vlore
Bread
1 loaf
$1.27
€1.09
$0.78
ALL65
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.59
€5.63
$5.45
ALL457
Milk (1 gallon) $6.29
€5.37
$7.01
ALL588

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

 
Athens
Vlore
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€6.52
$7.80
ALL654
Monthly public transit pass $30.01
€25.60
$21.83
ALL1,831
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,384.48
€25,924.04
$32,152.89
ALL2,696,824

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pay 52.8% less for housing

 
Athens
Vlore
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.55
€27.77
$14.95
ALL1,254
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.68
€541.51
$337.42
ALL28,301
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $557.32
€475.50
$323.52
ALL27,135

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pay 81.1% less for childcare

 
Athens
Vlore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $463.20
€395.20
$87.33
ALL7,325
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,722.29
€9,148.26
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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Athens
Vlore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.57
$3.00
ALL252
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
€3.16
$1.76
ALL148
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.88
€4.16
$3.66
ALL307

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

 
Athens
Vlore
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.11
€73.47
$43.67
ALL3,662
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.32
€32.70
$49.12
ALL4,120
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.75
€79.99
$87.33
ALL7,325

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