Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Sarande, Albania

Sarande vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 0.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% less in Sarande
Groceries: pay 29.5% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 38.9% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 53.3% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Sarande

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Sarande are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Sarande.

Sarande vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.12	$10.92 ALL912	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN31.60	$8.73 ALL730	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.55	$1.58 ALL132	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.53	$0.82 ALL69	-54.1%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 29.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN3.97	$1.00 ALL83	-8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN15.91	$6.31 ALL527	+44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN13.85	$7.59 ALL634	+100.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.03	$3.59 ALL300	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.26	$3.54 ALL296	+39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.65	$0.74 ALL62	+62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.72	$1.15 ALL96	+54.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.00	$0.82 ALL69	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.06	$0.87 ALL73	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.50 ALL42	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.71	$0.60 ALL50	+28.4%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.62	$7.84 ALL655	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN99.33	$21.43 ALL1,790	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN112,145.36	$29,474.40 ALL2,462,586	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN28.90	$29.47 ALL2,463	+272.2%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 38.9% less for housing

	Warsaw	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN62.75	$18.21 ALL1,521	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,905.15	$684.34 ALL57,176	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,037.60	$349.24 ALL29,179	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN819.07	$72.75 ALL6,078	-67.6%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 53.3% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,853.07	$257.34 ALL21,501	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN45,904.67	$5,375.75 ALL449,144	-57.3%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.54	$2.73 ALL228	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.36	$1.85 ALL155	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.38	$3.82 ALL319	-19.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN154.17	$84.17 ALL7,032	+99.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN31.60	$8.73 ALL730	+0.8%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN326.40	$64.34 ALL5,376	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN151.64	$47.77 ALL3,992	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN322.29	$100.14 ALL8,367	+13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN372.84	$132.96 ALL11,109	+30.1%
Average			+7.6%

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