Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$467
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$586
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$708
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$9359
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
16%
16%
🎓 Higher education
43
64
😀 Quality of life
64
58
🏙️ Population
2.38M
3.16M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 27% more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina ($819). Albania ranked 94th vs 130th 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 0.9 months in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ranked 60th and 76th 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
$10.7
$8.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.93
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$584
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.9
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2809
$2461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.24
$7.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.61
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.96
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$3636

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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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

City Cost of living Population
Sarajevo
$956
276K
Banja Luka
$965
185K
Zenica
$631
111K
Tuzla
$721
111K
Mostar
$819
105K
Prijedor
$723
89.4K
Bihac
$676
56.3K
Doboj
$682
68.5K
Bijeljina
$741
42.3K
Sanski Most
$629
16.9K