Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Durres, Albania

Durres vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 16.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% more in Durres
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Durres
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Durres
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Durres
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Durres
Clothing: pay 13.9% less in Durres

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

Durres vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Durres instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 37.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB717.07	$8.73 ALL730	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB398.37	$7.00 ALL585	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB83.68	$1.72 ALL144	+60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB37.87	$0.76 ALL64	+57.5%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.29	$0.78 ALL65	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB343.89	$5.00 ALL418	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB278.40	$7.01 ALL585	+96.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB118.60	$2.88 ALL240	+89.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB154.97	$3.17 ALL265	+59.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB52.86	$0.50 ALL41	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.09	$1.01 ALL84	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB55.85	$0.55 ALL46	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB87.69	$0.54 ALL45	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.45	$0.47 ALL40	+90.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.33	$0.44 ALL37	+109.1%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB173.14	$7.80 ALL652	+251.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,230.89	$16.92 ALL1,414	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,390,235.43	$14,191.38 ALL1,185,690	-53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB454.14	$20.74 ALL1,733	+256.5%
Average			+103.4%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB497.88	$16.65 ALL1,391	+161.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB74,974.87	$398.25 ALL33,273	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,527.48	$293.48 ALL24,521	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,764.34	$48.81 ALL4,078	-43.7%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,415.94	$163.75 ALL13,681	-64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB812,843.25	$4,093.67 ALL342,026	-60.7%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB239.02	$2.51 ALL210	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB197.05	$1.76 ALL147	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB191.22	$3.66 ALL306	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,524.24	$34.57 ALL2,888	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB398.37	$6.55 ALL547	+28.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,334.71	$35.48 ALL2,964	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,302.41	$36.84 ALL3,078	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,504.45	$79.14 ALL6,612	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB7,959.42	$143.73 ALL12,009	+41.0%
Average			-13.9%

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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: July 2025

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