Cost of living comparison

 Kazakhstan
compared to
 Albania
Albania vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 53.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants
pay 40.8% more in Albania
Groceries
pay 55.4% more in Albania
Transportation
pay 3.1 times more in Albania
Housing
pay 39.3% more in Albania
Childcare
pay 27.5% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.0% more in Albania
Clothing
pay 2.4% more in Albania

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Albania are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.8% more for restaurants

 
Kazakhstan
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.27
KZT4,145.14
$8.37
ALL768
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.04
KZT3,026.27
$6.97
ALL640
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
KZT456.82
$1.66
ALL152

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

 
Kazakhstan
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
KZT198.21
$0.85
ALL78
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.54
KZT2,273.65
$5.29
ALL486
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
KZT2,031.19
$7.20
ALL661

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

 
Kazakhstan
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.84
KZT923.37
$7.81
ALL717
Monthly public transit pass $14.74
KZT7,388.56
$17.64
ALL1,619
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,631.50
KZT10,841,819.95
$28,265.14
ALL2,594,740

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pay 39.3% more for housing

 
Kazakhstan
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.58
KZT5,803.37
$16.01
ALL1,470
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $345.54
KZT173,183.93
$447.88
ALL41,116
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $248.07
KZT124,333.90
$324.85
ALL29,821

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pay 27.5% less for childcare

 
Kazakhstan
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $204.89
KZT102,693.23
$168.56
ALL15,474
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,596.30
KZT2,804,896.45
$3,514.89
ALL322,667

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kazakhstan
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
KZT598.08
$2.60
ALL238
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97
KZT987.75
$1.77
ALL163
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.93
KZT969.40
$3.70
ALL340

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

 
Kazakhstan
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.88
KZT35,525.83
$50.86
ALL4,669
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.23
KZT21,667.67
$40.61
ALL3,728
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.08
KZT48,657.06
$90.86
ALL8,341

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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: April 2025
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