Albania is 6.6% more expensive than Hungary.

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

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

 
Hungary
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.96
HUF3,469.60
$8.37
ALL779
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
$6.97
ALL649
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.21
HUF467.75
$1.66
ALL154

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

 
Hungary
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
HUF539.17
$0.85
ALL79
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.38
HUF1,694.99
$5.29
ALL492
Milk (1 gallon) $3.84
HUF1,488.35
$7.20
ALL670

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

 
Hungary
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.03
HUF2,336.15
$7.81
ALL727
Monthly public transit pass $20.52
HUF7,946.28
$17.64
ALL1,641
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378

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pay 10.1% less for housing

 
Hungary
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
$16.01
ALL1,489
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $418.63
HUF162,103.58
$447.88
ALL41,665
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $319.78
HUF123,825.48
$324.85
ALL30,219

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pay 44.6% less for childcare

 
Hungary
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.87
HUF104,887.58
$168.56
ALL15,681
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
$3,514.89
ALL326,974

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hungary
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.57
HUF607.34
$2.60
ALL242
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
HUF714.65
$1.77
ALL165
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
$3.70
ALL344

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

 
Hungary
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
$50.86
ALL4,732
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
$40.61
ALL3,778
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
$90.86
ALL8,453

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