Albania vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$2395
🏠 One person rent
$467
$685
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1188
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$175
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$2124
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
5.09
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
34
🌐 English speaking %
16%
6%
🎓 Higher education
43
24
😀 Quality of life
64
29
🏙️ Population
2.38M
7.77M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 3% less expensive than in Laos ($1065). Albania ranked 94th vs 89th for Laos 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 Laos. Ranked 60th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Laos

We calculate prices for Albania and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$2.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.93
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.6
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.9
$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
9.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2809
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1599
$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.44
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.24
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.61
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.96
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5402
$9833

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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 Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1056
948K
Thakhek
$1038
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1269
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1082
25K