Albania is 10.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.

If you lived in Albania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 92.8% more for restaurants

 
Saudi Arabia
Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.73
SAR25.27
$8.37
ALL779
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
SAR28.32
$6.97
ALL649
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
SAR2.77
$1.66
ALL154

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

 
Saudi Arabia
Albania
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
SAR3.54
$0.85
ALL79
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.87
SAR14.53
$5.29
ALL492
Milk (1 gallon) $6.76
SAR25.41
$7.20
ALL670

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pay 64.8% more for transportation

 
Saudi Arabia
Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.30
SAR8.64
$7.81
ALL727
Monthly public transit pass $44.62
SAR167.61
$17.64
ALL1,641
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,543.44
SAR95,944.62
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378

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pay 19.5% less for housing

 
Saudi Arabia
Albania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.43
SAR279.56
$16.01
ALL1,489
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $384.32
SAR1,443.57
$447.88
ALL41,665
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $279.56
SAR1,050.08
$324.85
ALL30,219

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

 
Saudi Arabia
Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $303.07
SAR1,138.37
$168.56
ALL15,681
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,063.63
SAR22,775.81
$3,514.89
ALL326,974

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saudi Arabia
Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
SAR6.40
$2.60
ALL242
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
SAR13.39
$1.77
ALL165
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
SAR26.98
$3.70
ALL344

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

 
Saudi Arabia
Albania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.91
SAR161.17
$50.86
ALL4,732
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.28
SAR218.89
$40.61
ALL3,778
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.66
SAR344.28
$90.86
ALL8,453

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