Albania vs Argentina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Argentina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2177
🏠 One person rent
$469
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$729
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$13970
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
36
🌐 English speaking %
16%
6.5%
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
2.38M
45.7M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 16% more expensive than in Argentina ($894). Albania ranked 91st vs 115th 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 0.8 months in Albania compared to 0.8 months in Argentina. Ranked 61st 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
$9.96
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.93
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
45.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1682
$1493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$5.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.85
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.58
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6054
$4213

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In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1264
389K
Durres
$918
102K
Vlore
$897
66.3K
Kamez
$1030
61.7K
Elbasan
$687
66.8K
Shkoder
$849
61.6K
Korce
$891
43.3K
Fier
$727
52.9K
Berat
$772
40.7K
Sarande
$1123
22.6K

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1247
3.12M
Cordoba
$1000
1.51M
Rosario
$788
1.04M
Salta
$815
595K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$718
602K
Mar del Plata
$869
593K
Lanus
$955
459K
Santa Fe
$818
409K
San Juan
$626
471K
Quilmes
$610
262K
Neuquen
$1311
289K
Corrientes
$569
430K
Bahia Blanca
$1039
299K
Santiago del Estero
$695
311K
Parana
$704
271K
Tandil
$877
150K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
248K
Resistencia
$437
301K
Jose C. Paz
$945
217K
Posadas
$409
276K
Gonzalez Catan
$961
238K
Merlo
$959
244K
Berazategui
$784
181K
Formosa
$445
264K
Las Heras
$928
204K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$607
312K
La Plata
$815
220K
Comodoro Rivadavia
$793
202K
San Rafael
$699
215K
Godoy Cruz
$930
191K