Albania vs East Timor - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania East Timor
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$335
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$27.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$537
$386
💸 GDP per capita
$6810
$2389
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
7.26
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
43
🌐 English speaking %
16%
9%
🎓 Higher education
43
10
😀 Quality of life
56
38
🏙️ Population
2.79M
1.3M

The average cost of living in Albania ($795) is 55% more expensive than in East Timor ($513). Albania ranked 111th vs 172nd for East Timor 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 East Timor. Ranked 70th and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs East Timor

We calculate prices for Albania and East Timor as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 East Timor
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.44
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.91%
10.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$1365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2633
$3479

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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 East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$514
222K
Maliana
$505
15.8K
Baucau
$506
15K
Ainaro
$506
5.45K