Albania vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2431
$2389
🏠 One person rent
$476
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$773
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$1065
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$17412
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
7.77
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
43
🌐 English speaking %
16%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
43
71
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.44M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1035) is 8% more expensive than in Bulgaria ($961). Albania ranked 91st vs 101st for Bulgaria 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 1.1 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 60th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Bulgaria

We calculate prices for Albania and Bulgaria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 21 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 Bulgaria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$8.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$966
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.16%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$2668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$7.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$9.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.87
$7.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4731
$7823

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1294
418K
Kamez
$1041
127K
Durres
$945
113K
Vlore
$887
131K
Elbasan
$673
78.7K
Shkoder
$819
76K
Fier
$701
55.8K
Korce
$857
43.3K
Sarande
$1122
22.6K
Berat
$764
36.5K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1244
1.4M
Plovdiv
$836
387K
Varna
$1039
371K
Burgas
$848
226K
Stara Zagora
$703
154K
Sliven
$591
88.4K
Ruse
$777
121K
Yambol
$618
80.2K
Pernik
$730
80K
Dobrich
$789
99.7K
Pleven
$667
99.2K
Shumen
$681
94.1K
Haskovo
$678
90.8K
Blagoevgrad
$707
82K
Vratsa
$766
66.1K
Veliko Tarnovo
$752
70.5K
Pazardzhik
$776
82.1K
Gabrovo
$643
59.2K
Asenovgrad
$702
59K
Vidin
$668
54.5K
Bansko
$854
9.68K