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Same view,
less money.

Eating out and hotels in Albania cost 39 % less than in Greece. Same turquoise water, same sunsets. Eurostat price levels 2024, restaurants & hotels

Brick diorama of Santorini: white houses with blue domes on a cliff above the sea
Santorini
Brick diorama of Ksamil: green hills, a sandy beach with parasols, small islands in turquoise water
Ksamil

The twins

Every video ends with a place. Here it is, with the numbers behind the claim.

From the video
Turquoise shallow water at Ksamil beach, a green islet behind it −39 %
Instead of Santorini

Santorini, GRtwin:Albania

Ksamil

−39 % eating out & hotels vs. Greece (Eurostat 2024)

  • On the Albanian Riviera, south of Sarandë.
  • Part of Butrint National Park, with the ancient ruins of Butrint next door.
  • The small Ksamil Islands sit just offshore.

Photo: DieliAlla, Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Brick model: Dupe Atlas.

From the video
Ohrid's old town with red roofs on a hill above the blue lake, boats at the shore −54 %
Instead of Lake Como

Lake Como, ITtwin:North Macedonia

Lake Ohrid

−54 % eating out & hotels vs. Italy (Eurostat 2024)

  • One of the oldest lakes on Earth, up to 288 m deep.
  • UNESCO World Heritage since 1979, the old town of Ohrid since 1980.
  • Shared with Albania: Pogradec sits on the Albanian shore.

Photo: luposto, Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Brick model: Dupe Atlas.

From the video
Long pebble beach at Dhërmi with clear water and green hills

Mykonos, GRtwin:Albania

Dhërmi

−39 % eating out & hotels vs. Greece (Eurostat 2024)

Photo: Igiann, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

From the video
The beach at Himarë, Albania, with mountains behind the bay

Hvar, HRtwin:Albania

Himarë

−45 % eating out & hotels vs. Croatia (Eurostat 2024)

Photo: Wikimedia Commons user, public domain.

From the video
Red roofs of Kotor old town with the bay and mountains behind

Dubrovnik, HRtwin:Montenegro

Kotor

−31 % eating out & hotels vs. Croatia (Eurostat 2024)

Photo: Bilardwmeczecie, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

From the video
Church tower of Perast and the two island churches in the Bay of Kotor

Amalfi, ITtwin:Montenegro

Perast

−39 % eating out & hotels vs. Italy (Eurostat 2024)

Photo: Charlesx, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

From the video
Budva old town with its church tower by the sea

Côte d’Azur, FRtwin:Montenegro

Budva

−40 % eating out & hotels vs. France (Eurostat 2024)

Photo: Max Hermus, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

From the video
Sozopol old town on its peninsula above the Black Sea

Cinque Terre, ITtwin:Bulgaria

Sozopol

−50 % eating out & hotels vs. Italy (Eurostat 2024)

Photo: Daniel Albrecht, CC BY 2.0.

Price maps

Where eating out and hotels cost the least. EU average = 100. Taller tower, pricier country.

Restaurants & hotels, 2024

Price level index, EU27 = 100

priciest in Europecheapest three
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CountryIndexvs. Switzerland
Switzerland170.8–
Italy106.9−37 %
Croatia95.4−44 %
Greece86.4−49 %
Spain83.9−51 %
Türkiye68.9−60 %
Montenegro65.5−62 %
Bulgaria53.2−69 %
Albania52.3−69 %
North Macedonia49.5−71 %
North Macedonia: −71 % vs. Switzerland

A selection of the 34 countries in the video. These are national averages: a beach town in high season costs more than the country as a whole.

Source: Eurostat, prc_ppp_ind, price level indices 2024 (EU27_2020 = 100), released 10 July 2025.