Albania vs Belarus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Belarus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2186
$1480
🏠 One person rent
$402
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$628
$483
💸 GDP per capita
$8368
$7829
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
73.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
37
🌐 English speaking %
16%
12%
🎓 Higher education
43
65
😀 Quality of life
56
49
🏙️ Population
2.79M
9.16M

The average cost of living in Albania ($925) is 64% more expensive than in Belarus ($564). Albania ranked 98th vs 170th for Belarus 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 0.9 months in Belarus. Ranked 67th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Belarus

We calculate prices for Albania and Belarus as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Belarus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.17
$7.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$342
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
14.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2124
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.55
$3.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4498
$8732

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Belarus

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1086
418K
Kamez
$936
127K
Durres
$787
113K
Vlore
$902
131K
Elbasan
$676
78.7K
Shkoder
$852
76K
Sarande
$956
41K
Korce
$792
51.2K
Fier
$657
55.8K
Berat
$808
36.5K

In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$717
1.99M
Gomel
$469
501K
Brest
$527
344K
Vitebsk
$298
358K
Mogilev
$467
353K
Grodno
$390
361K
Babruysk
$437
207K
Barysaw
$563
136K
Pinsk
$437
124K
Baranavichy
$516
171K