Albania vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2431
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$476
$685
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1102
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$1011
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
5.16
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
37
🌐 English speaking %
16%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
43
59
😀 Quality of life
63
23
🏙️ Population
2.71M
132M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1035) is 14% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($1210). Albania ranked 91st vs 61st for Ethiopia 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 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 60th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Albania and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$966
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$118
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.16%
17.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$2482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$3.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$5.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$0.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.87
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4731
$29978

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1294
418K
Kamez
$1041
127K
Durres
$945
113K
Vlore
$887
131K
Elbasan
$673
78.7K
Shkoder
$819
76K
Fier
$701
55.8K
Korce
$857
43.3K
Sarande
$1122
22.6K
Berat
$764
36.5K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1289
5.7M
Awasa
$1031
300K
Bahir Dar
$864
243K
Mekelle
$826
324K
Gondar
$1016
324K
Dessie
$1039
188K
Dire Dawa
$1175
277K
Jimma
$802
178K
Harar
$1175
157K
Jijiga
$1169
126K