Albania vs Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Costa Rica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2431
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$476
$597
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$476
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$1027
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$18587
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
58
🌐 English speaking %
16%
8.2%
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
63
65
🏙️ Population
2.71M
5.13M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1035) is 20% less expensive than in Costa Rica ($1287). Albania ranked 91st vs 55th for Costa Rica 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 0.8 months in Costa Rica. Ranked 60th and 57th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Costa Rica

We calculate prices for Albania and Costa Rica as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Costa Rica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$9.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$966
$1117
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$47.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.16%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$2715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$51.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$8.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$8.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.87
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4731
$11369

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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 Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1398
342K
Limon
$1288
71.5K
Alajuela
$1303
44.4K
Liberia
$953
65.9K
Cartago
$1241
22.8K
Puntarenas
$821
41.5K
Heredia
$1335
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1714
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1236
3K