Albania vs Bulgaria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Bulgaria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2588
🏠 One person rent
$469
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$1344
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$17596
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
40
🌐 English speaking %
16%
24.9%
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
2.38M
6.44M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 1% less expensive than in Bulgaria ($1048). Albania ranked 91st vs 89th 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 0.8 months in Albania compared to 1.3 months in Bulgaria. Ranked 61st and 52nd 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
$9.96
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$1024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$3025
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1682
$2134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.85
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.58
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6054
$9008

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Bulgaria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1264
389K
Durres
$918
102K
Vlore
$897
66.3K
Kamez
$1030
61.7K
Elbasan
$687
66.8K
Shkoder
$849
61.6K
Korce
$891
43.3K
Fier
$727
52.9K
Berat
$772
40.7K
Sarande
$1123
22.6K

In Bulgaria

City Cost of living Population
Sofia
$1386
1.21M
Plovdiv
$900
334K
Varna
$1140
323K
Burgas
$855
189K
Stara Zagora
$733
121K
Ruse
$800
120K
Pernik
$731
65.3K
Sliven
$610
77.8K
Pleven
$705
88.1K
Yambol
$676
59K
Haskovo
$692
62.9K
Dobrich
$804
68.6K
Shumen
$672
66.4K
Blagoevgrad
$709
64.2K
Veliko Tarnovo
$762
60.1K
Vratsa
$749
47.9K
Asenovgrad
$732
45.3K
Pazardzhik
$775
53.7K
Gabrovo
$662
43.2K
Vidin
$673
33.1K
Bansko
$859
10.2K