Albania is 86.2% more expensive than North Korea.

If you lived in Albania instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

 
North Korea
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $8.37
ALL790
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.97
ALL658
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.66
ALL157

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

 
North Korea
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.85
ALL80
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.29
ALL499
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$7.20
ALL680

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
North Korea
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.81
ALL737
Monthly public transit pass ?? $17.64
ALL1,664
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,265.14
ALL2,667,085

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

 
North Korea
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $16.01
ALL1,511
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$447.88
ALL42,262
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$324.85
ALL30,653

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
North Korea
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $168.56
ALL15,906
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,514.89
ALL331,663

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
North Korea
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.60
ALL245
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$1.77
ALL167
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.70
ALL349

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
North Korea
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $50.86
ALL4,800
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $40.61
ALL3,832
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $90.86
ALL8,574

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