Cost of living comparison

Sarande, Albania

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Ankara vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 5.2% cheaper than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 38.3% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 15.7% less in Ankara
Childcare: pay 94.2% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Ankara
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Ankara

Expenses including groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ankara. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ankara.

Ankara vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Sarande, you would:

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pay 23.7% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL907	$8.72 TRY347.58	-20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL726	$7.27 TRY289.65	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL131	$1.27 TRY50.63	-19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL68	$0.50 TRY20.09	-38.6%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 38.3% less for groceries

	Sarande	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL83	$0.83 TRY33.24	-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL525	$4.61 TRY183.61	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL631	$3.90 TRY155.45	-48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL298	$1.68 TRY66.98	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL294	$2.70 TRY107.55	-23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$0.49 TRY19.38	-34.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL96	$0.88 TRY35.11	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL68	$0.45 TRY18.09	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL72	$0.54 TRY21.58	-37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL42	$0.25 TRY9.86	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$0.23 TRY9.15	-61.8%
Average			-38.3%

Sarande vs. Ankara - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Sarande	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL652	$4.81 TRY191.82	-38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.43 ALL1,781	$8.72 TRY347.58	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,449,654	$44,845.33 TRY1,786,579.81	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,450	$5.40 TRY215.26	-81.7%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 15.7% less for housing

	Sarande	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,513	$11.50 TRY458.23	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.34 ALL56,876	$592.54 TRY23,605.86	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.24 ALL29,026	$399.36 TRY15,910.04	+14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.75 ALL6,046	$53.07 TRY2,114.38	-27.0%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 94.2% more for childcare

	Sarande	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.34 ALL21,388	$502.10 TRY20,003.05	+95.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.75 ALL446,785	$10,388.60 TRY413,868.43	+93.2%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL227	$3.49 TRY139.03	+27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL154	$2.84 TRY113.25	+53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL318	$2.04 TRY81.10	-46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.17 ALL6,995	$40.91 TRY1,629.68	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL726	$5.82 TRY231.72	-33.4%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Sarande	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.34 ALL5,348	$56.66 TRY2,257.30	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL3,971	$45.57 TRY1,815.39	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,323	$104.18 TRY4,150.56	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.96 ALL11,050	$93.27 TRY3,715.83	-29.8%
Average			-10.6%

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