Cost of living comparison

 British Indian Ocean Territory
compared to
 Albania
Albania vs. British Indian Ocean Territory Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of British Indian Ocean Territory, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.37
ALL720
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.97
ALL600
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.66
ALL143

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.85
ALL73
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.29
ALL455
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.20
ALL619

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.81
ALL672
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.64
ALL1,517
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,265.14
ALL2,430,521

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $16.01
ALL1,377
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $447.88
ALL38,514
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $324.85
ALL27,934

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $168.56
ALL14,495
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,514.89
ALL302,245

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.60
ALL223
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.77
ALL152
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.70
ALL318

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
British Indian Ocean Territory
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $50.86
ALL4,374
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $40.61
ALL3,492
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $90.86
ALL7,813

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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