Albania vs Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2431
$1411
🏠 One person rent
$476
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$2482
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
65.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
23
🌐 English speaking %
16%
0%
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
63
17
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.33M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1035) is 76% more expensive than in the Congo ($589). Albania ranked 91st vs 166th 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 0.7 months in Albania compared to 0.3 months in the Congo. Ranked 60th and 181st 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
$10.9
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$966
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.16%
12.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$6.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.87
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4731
$3954

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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 the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$595
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$585
1.42M
Kayes
$536
71.6K
Madingou
$536
36.2K
Gamboma
$536
26.1K
Kinkala
$538
12.1K