Albania vs Central African Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Central African Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1204
🏠 One person rent
$335
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$537
$348
💸 GDP per capita
$6810
$427
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
53.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
24
🌐 English speaking %
16%
3%
🎓 Higher education
43
11
😀 Quality of life
56
0
🏙️ Population
2.79M
4.66M

The average cost of living in Albania ($795) is 64% more expensive than in the Central African Republic ($486). Albania ranked 111th vs 185th for the Central African Republic 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 0.7 months in the Central African Republic. Ranked 70th and 197th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs the Central African Republic

We calculate prices for Albania and the Central African Republic as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 3 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 Central African Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.44
$2.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.91%
10.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$74.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2633
$2648

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs the Central African Republic

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1002
418K
Kamez
$798
127K
Durres
$762
113K
Fier
$628
121K
Vlore
$707
131K
Shkoder
$670
112K
Elbasan
$591
78.7K
Sarande
$756
41K
Korce
$548
51.2K
Berat
$594
36.5K

In the Central African Republic

City Cost of living Population
Bangui
$489
889K
Berberati
$462
76.9K
Bria
$462
35.2K