Albania vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$4908
🏠 One person rent
$467
$1047
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1780
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$3395
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$58269
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
8.54
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
69
🌐 English speaking %
16%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
2.38M
9.18M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 49% less expensive than in Austria ($2038). Albania ranked 94th vs 20th for Austria 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 1.7 months in Austria. Ranked 60th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Austria

We calculate prices for Albania and Austria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 26 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 Austria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.93
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.13
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$1013
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$2065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.9
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2809
$10258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$5757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$7.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.24
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.61
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.96
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$21918

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Austria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1256
389K
Durres
$940
102K
Kamez
$1022
61.7K
Vlore
$893
66.3K
Elbasan
$692
66.8K
Shkoder
$839
61.6K
Korce
$905
43.3K
Fier
$723
52.9K
Berat
$794
40.7K
Sarande
$1153
22.6K

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K