Albania vs Argentina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Argentina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$325
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$476
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$13686
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
6.99
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
75.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
38
🌐 English speaking %
16%
6.5%
🎓 Higher education
44
82
😀 Quality of life
56
53
🏙️ Population
2.79M
47.3M

The average cost of living in Albania ($765) is 30% more expensive than in Argentina ($590). Albania ranked 115th vs 155th 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 69th and 75th 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
$6.51
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.2
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.03%
41.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.4
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$3.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.6
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2832
$4864

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In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$967
418K
Durres
$726
113K
Kamez
$709
127K
Vlore
$657
131K
Fier
$526
121K
Shkoder
$663
112K
Elbasan
$586
78.7K
Sarande
$990
41K
Korce
$675
51.2K
Berat
$530
36.5K

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$782
3.12M
Cordoba
$608
1.33M
Rosario
$535
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$648
606K
Santa Fe
$582
406K
Salta
$558
535K
Mar del Plata
$553
593K
Lanus
$566
459K
Quilmes
$506
262K
Merlo
$614
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$607
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$605
238K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$561
322K
Corrientes
$610
353K
Isidro Casanova
$626
191K
San Juan
$609
471K
Jose C. Paz
$563
217K
Santiago del Estero
$452
430K
Rafael Castillo
$618
148K
Moreno
$588
172K
Berazategui
$523
181K
Posadas
$512
276K
Bahia Blanca
$530
299K
Rio Cuarto
$316
157K
Moron
$657
99.1K
San Justo
$620
137K
Ramos Mejia
$637
120K
Virrey del Pino
$584
156K
Resistencia
$462
292K
Neuquen
$847
231K