Albania vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$467
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$340
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$399
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$4618
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
6.63
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
50
🌐 English speaking %
16%
45%
🎓 Higher education
43
66
😀 Quality of life
64
60
🏙️ Population
2.38M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 13% more expensive than in Jordan ($917). Albania ranked 94th vs 109th for Jordan 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 0.4 months in Jordan. Ranked 60th and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Jordan

We calculate prices for Albania and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 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 Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.93
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.68
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2809
$1169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.24
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.61
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.96
$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$5971

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1256
389K
Durres
$940
102K
Kamez
$1022
61.7K
Vlore
$893
66.3K
Elbasan
$692
66.8K
Shkoder
$839
61.6K
Korce
$905
43.3K
Fier
$723
52.9K
Berat
$794
40.7K
Sarande
$1153
22.6K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1013
4.01M
Irbid
$753
1.91M
Aqaba
$800
140K
Al-Salt
$546
88.9K
Jerash
$740
50.7K
Al-Karak
$724
32.2K
Ma'an
$824
30K
Tafilah
$665
23.5K