Albania vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2062
$3001
🏠 One person rent
$373
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.8
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$781
💸 GDP per capita
$8575
$6840
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
44
🌐 English speaking %
16%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
44
70
😀 Quality of life
57
40
🏙️ Population
2.81M
2.7M

The average cost of living in Albania ($861) is 27% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1183). Albania ranked 108th vs 57th for Jamaica 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 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 65th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Albania and Jamaica 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 Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.23
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$1523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2265
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1288
$2192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.25
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.19
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$6.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$9.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4460
$2674

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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 Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K