Albania vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1552
🏠 One person rent
$325
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$277
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
19
🌐 English speaking %
16%
1%
🎓 Higher education
44
32
😀 Quality of life
56
29
🏙️ Population
2.79M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Albania ($765) is 17% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($654). Albania ranked 115th vs 142nd for Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua. Ranked 69th and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Albania and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$380
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.2
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.03%
12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1777
$893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$7.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.5
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2832
$5281

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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 Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$713
937K
Leon
$591
174K
Masaya
$634
140K
Matagalpa
$543
133K
Chinandega
$587
122K
Esteli
$584
112K
Granada
$739
105K
Jinotega
$459
99.4K
Juigalpa
$595
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$768
14.7K