Albania vs Argentina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Argentina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$373
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.8
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$561
💸 GDP per capita
$8575
$14187
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
6.93
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
76.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
37
🌐 English speaking %
16%
6.5%
🎓 Higher education
44
82
😀 Quality of life
57
52
🏙️ Population
2.81M
47.3M

The average cost of living in Albania ($861) is 3% more expensive than in Argentina ($835). Albania ranked 108th vs 112th 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 0.7 months in Argentina. Ranked 65th 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
$9.23
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
39.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2265
$2398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$8.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$4.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.19
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$9.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4460
$3963

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In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1015
418K
Kamez
$935
127K
Durres
$772
113K
Vlore
$746
131K
Shkoder
$679
76K
Elbasan
$639
78.7K
Sarande
$987
41K
Korce
$765
51.2K
Fier
$614
55.8K
Berat
$749
36.5K

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$1130
3.12M
Cordoba
$926
1.33M
Rosario
$699
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$847
593K
Lanus
$979
459K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$661
606K
Santa Fe
$737
406K
Santiago del Estero
$693
430K
Salta
$1121
535K
Merlo
$928
244K
Jose C. Paz
$915
217K
Quilmes
$552
262K
Resistencia
$429
299K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
248K
Bahia Blanca
$841
299K
Gonzalez Catan
$920
238K
San Juan
$768
471K
Parana
$823
248K
Las Heras
$815
204K
Godoy Cruz
$812
191K
Isidro Casanova
$940
191K
Moreno
$913
172K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$729
322K
Neuquen
$895
289K
Berazategui
$853
181K
La Plata
$803
193K
Posadas
$397
276K
Rio Cuarto
$731
200K
Ezeiza
$889
160K
Virrey del Pino
$899
156K