Albania vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2502
🏠 One person rent
$335
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$537
$906
💸 GDP per capita
$6810
$654
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
20
🌐 English speaking %
16%
1%
🎓 Higher education
43
41
😀 Quality of life
56
16
🏙️ Population
2.79M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Albania ($795) is 16% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($941). Albania ranked 111th vs 88th 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 1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 70th and 178th 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
$8.44
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.91%
13.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$8804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2633
$3620

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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
$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 DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1001
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$958
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1025
1.79M
Kananga
$934
1.97M
Mbandaka
$825
1.19M
Kisangani
$860
936K
Kolwezi
$961
573K
Tshikapa
$890
732K
Bukavu
$739
871K
Likasi
$953
423K
Uvira
$776
590K
Matadi
$827
306K
Bunia
$748
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$833
196K
Kikwit
$829
187K
Isiro
$808
183K
Beni
$747
232K
Boma
$813
163K
Butembo
$745
218K
Gandajika
$824
146K
Gemena
$770
139K
Kindu
$740
172K
Kalemie
$746
147K
Bumba
$804
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
100K