Albania vs Argentina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Argentina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1412
🏠 One person rent
$335
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$537
$476
💸 GDP per capita
$6810
$13651
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
75.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
37
🌐 English speaking %
16%
6.5%
🎓 Higher education
43
82
😀 Quality of life
56
53
🏙️ Population
2.79M
47.3M

The average cost of living in Albania ($795) is 41% more expensive than in Argentina ($563). Albania ranked 111th vs 163rd 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 70th and 78th 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
$8.44
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.91%
30.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$2264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$7.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$3.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2633
$5264

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In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1002
418K
Kamez
$798
127K
Durres
$762
113K
Fier
$628
121K
Vlore
$707
131K
Shkoder
$670
112K
Elbasan
$591
78.7K
Sarande
$756
41K
Korce
$548
51.2K
Berat
$594
36.5K

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K