Albania vs Austria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Austria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$4236
🏠 One person rent
$335
$900
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$1640
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$537
$2736
💸 GDP per capita
$6810
$52085
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
71
🌐 English speaking %
16%
73.1%
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
2.79M
8.98M

The average cost of living in Albania ($795) is 54% less expensive than in Austria ($1743). Albania ranked 111th 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 0.7 months in Albania compared to 1.6 months in Austria. Ranked 70th and 18th 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
$8.44
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$62.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$847
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.91%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$5374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$14.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2633
$12866

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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
$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 Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1854
1.97M
Graz
$1658
293K
Linz
$1646
210K
Salzburg
$1691
155K
Innsbruck
$1720
131K
Klagenfurt
$1664
101K
Sankt Polten
$1535
55.5K
Wels
$1301
61.2K
Villach
$1581
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1605
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1325
44.5K
Steyr
$1508
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1663
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1602
27.1K
Amstetten
$1378
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1637
33.4K
Leonding
$1562
28.7K
Bregenz
$1705
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1543
25.3K
Leoben
$1393
24.6K
Traun
$1546
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1229
22.8K
Modling
$1621
20.6K
Hallein
$1688
21.2K
Lustenau
$1612
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1321
25K