Albania vs Australia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Australia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$2257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$5243
🏠 One person rent
$325
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$2179
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$250
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$3499
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$64491
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
75
🌐 English speaking %
16%
92.8%
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
56
94
🏙️ Population
2.79M
25.7M

The average cost of living in Albania ($765) is 66% less expensive than in Australia ($2257). Albania ranked 115th vs 9th for Australia 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 1.6 months in Australia. Ranked 69th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Australia

We calculate prices for Albania and Australia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 64 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 Australia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.96
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$2561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.2
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.03%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$9440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$6936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.4
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$7.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.6
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$81.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$1693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2832
$14587

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2623
4.84M
Melbourne
$2367
4.53M
Brisbane
$2363
2.36M
Perth
$2324
2.14M
Adelaide
$2168
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2079
638K
Sunshine Coast
$1899
284K
Canberra
$2321
381K
Wollongong
$1524
262K
Hobart
$1663
222K
Newcastle
$1755
153K
Geelong
$1652
191K
Cairns
$1443
147K
Ipswich
$1709
233K
Darwin
$1687
140K
Townsville
$1407
174K
Launceston
$1439
106K
Ballarat
$1624
116K
Toowoomba
$1602
108K
Bendigo
$1315
103K
Bunbury
$1372
71.1K
Rockhampton
$1392
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1361
67.4K
Orange
$1503
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1547
70.5K
Hervey Bay
$1766
54.7K
Pakenham
$1714
54.1K
Berwick
$1688
50.3K
Blacktown
$1592
51K
Melton
$1649
72.2K