Albania vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$469
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$11378
$9292
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
40
🌐 English speaking %
16%
5%
🎓 Higher education
43
66
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.82M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1037) is 35% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($769). Albania ranked 91st vs 138th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Albania compared to 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 61st and 72nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Albania and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.96
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.37%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$2087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1682
$1461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$6.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.38
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.85
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.58
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6054
$4156

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Cities Comparison in Albania vs North Macedonia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1264
389K
Durres
$918
102K
Vlore
$897
66.3K
Kamez
$1030
61.7K
Elbasan
$687
66.8K
Shkoder
$849
61.6K
Korce
$891
43.3K
Fier
$727
52.9K
Berat
$772
40.7K
Sarande
$1123
22.6K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$880
423K
Tetovo
$770
63.2K
Bitola
$663
69.3K
Kumanovo
$675
70.8K
Prilep
$591
63.3K
Ohrid
$738
38.8K
Veles
$587
40.7K
Strumica
$702
33.8K
Stip
$620
42K
Kavadarci
$610
32K