Albania vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$3461
🏠 One person rent
$335
$873
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$1500
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$537
$1458
💸 GDP per capita
$6810
$34128
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
51
🌐 English speaking %
16%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
43
75
😀 Quality of life
56
78
🏙️ Population
2.79M
465K

The average cost of living in Albania ($795) is 47% less expensive than in Malta ($1504). Albania ranked 111th vs 33rd for Malta 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 months in Malta. Ranked 70th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Malta

We calculate prices for Albania and Malta 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 Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.44
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$1706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.91%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1766
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1014
$3031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$91.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2633
$8867

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1002
418K
Kamez
$798
127K
Durres
$762
113K
Fier
$628
121K
Vlore
$707
131K
Shkoder
$670
112K
Elbasan
$591
78.7K
Sarande
$756
41K
Korce
$548
51.2K
Berat
$594
36.5K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
Birkirkara
$1524
24.4K
Mosta
$1338
20.2K
Sliema
$1670
16.9K
St. Paul's Bay
$1583
21K
Zabbar
$1278
15.4K
San Gwann
$1608
12.5K
Marsaskala
$1372
12.1K
Naxxar
$1469
13.4K
Gzira
$1708
8.03K
Valletta
$1657
6.44K