Cost of living comparison

 Equatorial Guinea
compared to
 Albania
Albania vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 2.0 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.4% less in Albania
Groceries
pay 37.7% less in Albania
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Albania
Housing
pay 84.8% more in Albania
Childcare
pay 6.7 times more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.9% more in Albania
Clothing
pay 8.2% more in Albania

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Albania. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 19.4% less for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.07
FCFA7,541
$8.37
ALL724
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,070
$6.97
ALL603
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA707
$1.66
ALL144

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$3.24
FCFA1,870
$0.85
ALL74
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,942
$5.29
ALL458
Milk (1 gallon) $9.69
FCFA5,590
$7.20
ALL623

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.09
FCFA1,784
$7.81
ALL676
Monthly public transit pass $26.38
FCFA15,219
$17.64
ALL1,526
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,034.81
FCFA19,058,748
$28,265.14
ALL2,445,934

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pay 84.8% more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.34
FCFA9,426
$16.01
ALL1,385
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $204.24
FCFA117,830
$447.88
ALL38,758
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.37
FCFA65,985
$324.85
ALL28,111

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $65.36
FCFA37,706
$168.56
ALL14,587
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $326.78
FCFA188,528
$3,514.89
ALL304,162

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.63
FCFA943
$2.60
ALL225
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.72
FCFA3,299
$1.77
ALL153
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.52
FCFA2,607
$3.70
ALL320

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.51
FCFA14,140
$50.86
ALL4,402
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$102.12
FCFA58,915
$40.61
ALL3,514
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$245.08
FCFA141,396
$90.86
ALL7,863

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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: May 2025
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