Albania vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

Albania Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$339
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$406
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$2448
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
5.55
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
63.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
21
🌐 English speaking %
16%
0%
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
58
21
🏙️ Population
2.79M
5.26M

The average cost of living in Albania ($792) is 41% more expensive than in the Congo ($560). Albania ranked 109th vs 165th for the Congo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Albania compared to 0.7 months in the Congo. Ranked 67th and 172nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs the Congo

We calculate prices for Albania and the Congo as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1733
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.14
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3038
$4126

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1008
418K
Kamez
$696
127K
Vlore
$665
131K
Fier
$561
121K
Durres
$741
113K
Shkoder
$690
112K
Elbasan
$682
78.7K
Korce
$738
51.2K
Sarande
$891
41K
Berat
$553
36.5K

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$567
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$551
829K
Kayes
$517
62.5K
Madingou
$518
27.5K
Gamboma
$518
19.7K
Kinkala
$518
16.1K