Albania is 13.5% more expensive than Bulgaria.

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

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

 
Bulgaria
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.97
BGN16.12
$7.46
ALL674
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.85
BGN12.32
$6.30
ALL569
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.26
BGN2.26
$1.58
ALL143

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

 
Bulgaria
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
BGN1.57
$0.80
ALL72
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.50
BGN8.08
$4.90
ALL443
Milk (1 gallon) $6.18
BGN11.10
$6.95
ALL628

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pay 97.2% more for transportation

 
Bulgaria
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.61
BGN10.08
$7.84
ALL708
Monthly public transit pass $23.43
BGN42.11
$15.59
ALL1,408
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737

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pay 9.5% more for housing

 
Bulgaria
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.20
BGN21.93
$15.91
ALL1,438
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $305.24
BGN548.62
$333.93
ALL30,175
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.52
BGN401.75
$252.77
ALL22,841

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

 
Bulgaria
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $344.87
BGN619.85
$144.51
ALL13,058
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
$2,989.15
ALL270,112

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bulgaria
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.83
BGN3.29
$2.48
ALL224
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
BGN3.08
$1.54
ALL139
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.26
BGN5.85
$3.54
ALL320

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

 
Bulgaria
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.83
BGN89.56
$45.87
ALL4,145
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.58
BGN51.36
$44.92
ALL4,059
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.21
BGN136.98
$78.19
ALL7,065

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