Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$1646
🏠 One person rent
$373
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$488
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.8
$36.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$696
💸 GDP per capita
$8575
$8639
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
7.15
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
33
🌐 English speaking %
16%
16%
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
57
50
🏙️ Population
2.81M
3.82M

The average cost of living in Albania ($861) is 24% more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($697). Albania ranked 108th vs 139th for Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 months in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ranked 65th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

We calculate prices for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.23
$6.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
4.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2265
$2096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$1492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$7.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.19
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$4.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4460
$2824

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1015
418K
Kamez
$935
127K
Durres
$772
113K
Vlore
$746
131K
Shkoder
$679
76K
Elbasan
$639
78.7K
Sarande
$987
41K
Korce
$765
51.2K
Fier
$614
55.8K
Berat
$749
36.5K

In Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$796
276K
Banja Luka
$803
185K
Tuzla
$636
111K
Bijeljina
$661
115K
Mostar
$693
105K
Zenica
$559
111K
Prijedor
$659
89.4K
Bihac
$556
56.3K
Doboj
$603
68.5K
Sanski Most
$558
16.9K