Albania vs Estonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Estonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$373
$634
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.8
$57.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$1562
💸 GDP per capita
$8575
$30133
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
8.78
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
76
🌐 English speaking %
16%
50.2%
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
2.81M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Albania ($861) is 31% less expensive than in Estonia ($1256). Albania ranked 108th vs 48th for Estonia 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 1.2 months in Estonia. Ranked 65th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Estonia

We calculate prices for Albania and Estonia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Estonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.23
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$9.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$4.61
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2265
$3948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$2764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.19
$8.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4460
$7221

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1015
418K
Kamez
$935
127K
Durres
$772
113K
Vlore
$746
131K
Shkoder
$679
76K
Elbasan
$639
78.7K
Sarande
$987
41K
Korce
$765
51.2K
Fier
$614
55.8K
Berat
$749
36.5K

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1414
458K
Tartu
$1045
97.8K
Parnu
$1064
41.5K
Narva
$953
53.4K
Kohtla-Jarve
$973
33.4K
Maardu
$1219
17K
Viljandi
$933
17.3K
Rakvere
$899
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1064
13.2K
Sillamae
$952
12.4K