Cost of living comparison
Albania is 30.0% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 11.2% more in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 63.0% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 14.3% more in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 58.4% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.9% more in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 41.2% more in Albania
The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB78.76
|
$8.37
ALL772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB203.22
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.79
|
$1.66
ALL153
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.81
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.23
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB275.53
|
$5.29
ALL488
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB225.64
|
$7.20
ALL664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.07
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.56
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.55
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.57
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.52
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.23
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.37
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.08
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB150.80
|
$7.81
ALL721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB858.52
|
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,058,676.30
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB326.28
|
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB578.40
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,138.56
|
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,603.05
|
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,862.46
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
|
pay 58.4% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,533.06
|
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB349,179.54
|
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.25
|
$2.60
ALL240
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.12
|
$1.77
ALL164
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB129.87
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,647.01
|
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB182.99
|
$7.64
ALL705
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,303.59
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB991.09
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,794.39
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,212.87
|
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
|
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