Cost of living comparison

Sarande, Albania

compared to

Canberra, Australia

Canberra vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.5 times more expensive than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 74.5% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 94.4% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 30.3% more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Canberra are more expensive than in Sarande. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Sarande	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL907	$19.77 A$30.17	+81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL726	$9.89 A$15.08	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL131	$2.76 A$4.22	+75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL68	$2.32 A$3.53	+181.9%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 74.5% more for groceries

	Sarande	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL83	$2.59 A$3.94	+159.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL525	$5.39 A$8.23	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL631	$6.59 A$10.05	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL298	$4.63 A$7.06	+29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL294	$4.12 A$6.29	+16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL61	$1.62 A$2.47	+119.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL96	$1.34 A$2.05	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL68	$1.57 A$2.39	+90.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL72	$2.46 A$3.76	+182.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL42	$1.25 A$1.90	+148.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL50	$1.11 A$1.70	+85.0%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 94.4% more for transportation

	Sarande	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL652	$5.07 A$7.74	-35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.43 ALL1,781	$118.63 A$181.00	+453.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,449,654	$29,276.08 A$44,669.04	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,450	$17.66 A$26.95	-40.1%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Sarande	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,513	$65.39 A$99.77	+259.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.34 ALL56,876	$1,783.31 A$2,720.95	+160.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.24 ALL29,026	$1,413.05 A$2,156.01	+304.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.75 ALL6,046	$183.02 A$279.25	+151.6%
Average			+219.0%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Sarande	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.34 ALL21,388	$1,847.17 A$2,818.38	+617.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.75 ALL446,785	$14,503.36 A$22,129.03	+169.8%
Average			+393.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL227	$7.25 A$11.06	+165.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL154	$3.68 A$5.62	+98.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL318	$26.36 A$40.22	+589.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.17 ALL6,995	$65.69 A$100.23	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL726	$14.33 A$21.87	+64.1%
Average			+179.2%

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pay 30.3% more for clothing

	Sarande	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.34 ALL5,348	$86.77 A$132.39	+34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL3,971	$72.18 A$110.13	+51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,323	$119.51 A$182.35	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.96 ALL11,050	$154.17 A$235.24	+16.0%
Average			+30.3%

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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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