Albania vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2186
$905
🏠 One person rent
$402
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$26.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$628
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$8368
$3513
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
4.24
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
35
🌐 English speaking %
16%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
56
36
🏙️ Population
2.79M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Albania ($925) is 160% more expensive than in Egypt ($356). Albania ranked 98th vs 197th for Egypt 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 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 67th and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Albania and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 29 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 Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.17
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$86.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$8.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
13.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2124
$612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$5.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$2.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.55
$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$72.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4498
$1620

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Egypt

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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 Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K