Albania vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$469
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$1176
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
50
🌐 English speaking %
16%
51%
🎓 Higher education
43
87
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
2.38M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 17% less expensive than in Greece ($1253). Albania ranked 91st vs 61st for Greece in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Albania compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 61st and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Greece

We calculate prices for Albania and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.96
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1682
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.85
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.58
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6054
$8295

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs Greece

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1264
389K
Durres
$918
102K
Vlore
$897
66.3K
Kamez
$1030
61.7K
Elbasan
$687
66.8K
Shkoder
$849
61.6K
Korce
$891
43.3K
Fier
$727
52.9K
Berat
$772
40.7K
Sarande
$1123
22.6K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K