Albania vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$950
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2355
🏠 One person rent
$325
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$1014
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$18463
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
7.21
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
42
🌐 English speaking %
16%
57%
🎓 Higher education
44
81
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
2.79M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Albania ($765) is 19% less expensive than in Hungary ($950). Albania ranked 115th vs 83rd for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 69th and 46th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Albania and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$8.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$93.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.03%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$2115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.4
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.6
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2832
$8418

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$967
418K
Durres
$726
113K
Kamez
$709
127K
Vlore
$657
131K
Fier
$526
121K
Shkoder
$663
112K
Elbasan
$586
78.7K
Sarande
$990
41K
Korce
$675
51.2K
Berat
$530
36.5K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1149
1.71M
Debrecen
$850
201K
Szeged
$783
159K
Gyor
$801
133K
Miskolc
$659
151K
Pecs
$885
140K
Kecskemet
$714
110K
Szekesfehervar
$888
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$717
117K
Erd
$817
70.1K
Szombathely
$782
78.3K
Sopron
$758
62.9K
Tatabanya
$939
65.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$931
55.6K
Veszprem
$926
58.2K
Szolnok
$687
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$1000
44K
Bekescsaba
$676
58K
Zalaegerszeg
$782
55.5K
Eger
$785
51.2K
Kaposvar
$801
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$872
40.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$675
42.7K
Godollo
$857
31.8K
Mosonmagyarovar
$810
34.4K
Cegled
$744
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$787
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$799
42.1K
Vac
$865
32.9K
Salgotarjan
$822
32.3K