Cost of living comparison
Albania is 12.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2% less in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 49.1% more in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 48.9% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 24.0% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.2% more in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0% less in Albania
The cost of groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$8.37
ALL772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$1.66
ALL153
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$5.29
ALL488
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$7.20
ALL664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$7.81
ALL721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$2.60
ALL240
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$1.77
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$7.64
ALL705
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
|
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