Albania vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

Albania Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$1668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$4059
🏠 One person rent
$339
$853
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1538
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$506
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$2904
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$52131
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
71
🌐 English speaking %
16%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
2.79M
8.98M

The average cost of living in Albania ($792) is 53% less expensive than in Austria ($1668). Albania ranked 109th vs 22nd 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 0.6 months in Albania compared to 1.7 months in Austria. Ranked 67th and 15th 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
$6.82
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$4.53
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1733
$7428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$4953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.14
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3038
$12478

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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
$1008
418K
Kamez
$696
127K
Vlore
$665
131K
Fier
$561
121K
Durres
$741
113K
Shkoder
$690
112K
Elbasan
$682
78.7K
Korce
$738
51.2K
Sarande
$891
41K
Berat
$553
36.5K

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1749
1.97M
Graz
$1596
293K
Linz
$1673
210K
Salzburg
$1681
155K
Innsbruck
$1631
131K
Klagenfurt
$1633
101K
Wels
$1388
61.2K
Sankt Polten
$1463
55.5K
Villach
$1558
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1622
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1368
44.5K
Steyr
$1506
38.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1434
27.1K
Baden bei Wien
$1572
26.3K
Amstetten
$1293
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1476
33.4K
Leonding
$1521
28.7K
Bregenz
$1731
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1473
25.3K
Leoben
$1376
24.6K
Traun
$1442
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1149
22.8K
Modling
$1549
20.6K
Hallein
$1589
21.2K
Lustenau
$1605
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1182
25K