Albania vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$325
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$277
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$6716
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
4.95
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
71.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
17
🌐 English speaking %
16%
2%
🎓 Higher education
44
31
😀 Quality of life
56
29
🏙️ Population
2.79M
6.68M

The average cost of living in Albania ($765) is 79% more expensive than in Libya ($428). Albania ranked 115th vs 192nd for Libya 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 0.6 months in Libya. Ranked 69th and 150th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Libya

We calculate prices for Albania and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.72
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$0.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.2
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.03%
19.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$1082
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$7.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$1.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.6
$28.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$1.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$52.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$57.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2832
$922

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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 Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$501
1.29M
Benghazi
$461
632K
Ajdabiya
$424
416K
Misrata
$349
386K
Gharyan
$352
188K
Al-Khums
$350
202K
Sabratha
$329
102K
Tobruk
$411
136K
Derna
$423
128K
Zawiya
$322
199K
Zuwarah
$338
80.3K
Sabha
$370
99K
Yafran
$341
72.7K