Albania vs Burundi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Burundi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2431
$1888
🏠 One person rent
$476
$244
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$89.3
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$154
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
4.88
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
17
🌐 English speaking %
16%
2%
🎓 Higher education
43
21
😀 Quality of life
63
7
🏙️ Population
2.71M
14M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1035) is 40% more expensive than in Burundi ($737). Albania ranked 91st vs 138th for Burundi 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 0.1 months in Burundi. Ranked 60th and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Burundi

We calculate prices for Albania and Burundi as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 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 Burundi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$966
$1776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$11
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$17
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.16%
14.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$1614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$27.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.87
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4731
$10572

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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 Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$754
659K
Gitega
$689
135K
Ngozi
$686
39.9K
Bubanza
$689
20K
Muyinga
$687
9.61K
Makamba
$688
9.4K
Ruyigi
$687
7.14K
Rutana
$688
5.87K