Albania vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2186
$2530
🏠 One person rent
$402
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$1179
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$628
$876
💸 GDP per capita
$8368
$649
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
20
🌐 English speaking %
16%
1%
🎓 Higher education
43
41
😀 Quality of life
56
12
🏙️ Population
2.79M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Albania ($925) is 3% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($954). Albania ranked 98th vs 94th for the DR 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 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 67th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Albania and the DR Congo 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 DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.17
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$1464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2124
$8373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$68.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$5.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.55
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$93.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4498
$3579

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1086
418K
Kamez
$936
127K
Durres
$787
113K
Vlore
$902
131K
Elbasan
$676
78.7K
Shkoder
$852
76K
Sarande
$956
41K
Korce
$792
51.2K
Fier
$657
55.8K
Berat
$808
36.5K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1041
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$957
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1007
1.79M
Kananga
$932
1.97M
Mbandaka
$810
1.19M
Tshikapa
$902
1.01M
Kisangani
$855
936K
Kolwezi
$947
573K
Likasi
$939
423K
Bukavu
$723
871K
Uvira
$763
590K
Kikwit
$852
398K
Matadi
$821
306K
Bunia
$784
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$826
196K
Isiro
$826
183K
Beni
$768
232K
Boma
$803
163K
Butembo
$760
218K
Gandajika
$815
146K
Gemena
$757
139K
Kindu
$728
172K
Kalemie
$730
147K
Bumba
$796
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
100K