Albania vs Argentina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Argentina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2431
$2072
🏠 One person rent
$476
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$365
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$685
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$13858
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
6.93
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
37
🌐 English speaking %
16%
6.5%
🎓 Higher education
43
82
😀 Quality of life
63
57
🏙️ Population
2.71M
45.7M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1035) is 22% more expensive than in Argentina ($851). Albania ranked 91st vs 121st for Argentina in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Albania compared to 0.8 months in Argentina. Ranked 60th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Argentina

We calculate prices for Albania and Argentina as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 123 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Albania Argentina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$966
$681
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$79.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.16%
39.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.87
$8.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4731
$3359

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In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1294
418K
Kamez
$1041
127K
Durres
$945
113K
Vlore
$887
131K
Elbasan
$673
78.7K
Shkoder
$819
76K
Fier
$701
55.8K
Korce
$857
43.3K
Sarande
$1122
22.6K
Berat
$764
36.5K

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1139
3.12M
Cordoba
$1049
1.33M
Rosario
$789
1.19M
Salta
$841
535K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$633
606K
Lanus
$879
459K
Mar del Plata
$780
593K
Santiago del Estero
$667
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1029
299K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$562
322K
Santa Fe
$802
406K
San Juan
$578
471K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Neuquen
$1337
289K
Quilmes
$590
262K
Merlo
$947
244K
Tandil
$800
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
248K
Jose C. Paz
$906
217K
Gonzalez Catan
$935
238K
Resistencia
$401
299K
Posadas
$370
276K
Las Heras
$877
204K
Parana
$761
248K
Godoy Cruz
$877
191K
Isidro Casanova
$980
191K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$729
201K
Moreno
$918
172K
Formosa
$410
222K
Berazategui
$710
181K