Albania is 76.5% more expensive than Iraq.

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Iraq
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.64
IQD6,059
$8.37
ALL790
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.72
IQD8,770
$6.97
ALL658
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.42
IQD543
$1.66
ALL157

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pay 67.1% more for groceries

 
Iraq
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
IQD1,064
$0.85
ALL80
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.51
IQD3,278
$5.29
ALL499
Milk (1 gallon) $4.56
IQD5,950
$7.20
ALL680

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Iraq
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.93
IQD2,512
$7.81
ALL737
Monthly public transit pass $39.46
IQD51,491
$17.64
ALL1,664
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085

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pay 16.4% more for housing

 
Iraq
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.52
IQD45,046
$16.01
ALL1,511
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $280.02
IQD365,347
$447.88
ALL42,262
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $188.34
IQD245,731
$324.85
ALL30,653

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pay 46.3% more for childcare

 
Iraq
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $139.67
IQD182,230
$168.56
ALL15,906
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
$3,514.89
ALL331,663

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Iraq
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.57
IQD3,356
$2.60
ALL245
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.36
IQD3,080
$1.77
ALL167
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.06
IQD2,683
$3.70
ALL349

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

 
Iraq
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.65
IQD30,853
$50.86
ALL4,800
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.45
IQD33,212
$40.61
ALL3,832
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$48.29
IQD63,004
$90.86
ALL8,574

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