Albania vs Dominican Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Dominican Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2024
🏠 One person rent
$335
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$537
$407
💸 GDP per capita
$6810
$10111
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
35
🌐 English speaking %
16%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
43
37
😀 Quality of life
56
38
🏙️ Population
2.79M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Albania ($795) is 0.4% more expensive than in the Dominican Republic ($792). Albania ranked 111th vs 113th for the Dominican 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 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic. Ranked 70th and 127th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs the Dominican Republic

We calculate prices for Albania and the Dominican Republic as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 25 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 Dominican Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.44
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.91%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2633
$4696

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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 Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1051
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$721
338K
La Vega
$590
248K
Higuey
$805
251K
San Cristobal
$764
233K
San Francisco de Macoris
$541
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$589
169K
Bani
$692
146K
San Pedro de Macoris
$717
217K
Boca Chica
$671
142K
Bonao
$536
158K
La Romana
$700
140K
Sabaneta
$714
98.5K
Azua
$775
91.3K
Samana
$782
108K
Punta Cana
$1009
54.1K
Barahona
$712
83.6K
Cotui
$653
79.6K
Mao
$724
76.9K
Nagua
$787
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$728
58.8K
El Seibo
$745
66.9K
Sosua
$958
69.9K
Cabarete
$809
4.09K