Cost of living comparison

 British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Albania
Albania vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary
Albania vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 43.7% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$8.37
ALL718
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$6.97
ALL598
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$1.66
ALL142

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pay 53.0% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$0.85
ALL73
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$5.29
ALL454
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$7.20
ALL618

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pay 68.5% more for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$7.81
ALL670
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.64
ALL1,513
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,265.14
ALL2,425,149

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pay 69.0% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$16.01
ALL1,374
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$447.88
ALL38,428
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$324.85
ALL27,872

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$168.56
ALL14,463
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$3,514.89
ALL301,577

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$2.60
ALL223
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$1.77
ALL152
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$3.70
ALL318

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pay 15.9% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$50.86
ALL4,364
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$40.61
ALL3,484
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$90.86
ALL7,796

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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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