Albania vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

Albania Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2454
🏠 One person rent
$339
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1219
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$18321
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
55
🌐 English speaking %
16%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
2.79M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Albania ($792) is 27% less expensive than in Poland ($1089). Albania ranked 109th vs 67th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Albania compared to 1.1 months in Poland. Ranked 67th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Poland

We calculate prices for Albania and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$463
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1733
$3116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$2237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$7.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$8.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.14
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3038
$6861

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1008
418K
Kamez
$696
127K
Vlore
$665
131K
Fier
$561
121K
Durres
$741
113K
Shkoder
$690
112K
Elbasan
$682
78.7K
Korce
$738
51.2K
Sarande
$891
41K
Berat
$553
36.5K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1389
1.86M
Krakow
$1315
801K
Wroclaw
$1271
673K
Lodz
$1129
671K
Gdansk
$1221
486K
Poznan
$1143
547K
Szczecin
$1262
396K
Bydgoszcz
$938
338K
Katowice
$1042
286K
Lublin
$910
335K
Gdynia
$1176
245K
Bialystok
$962
294K
Torun
$756
198K
Gliwice
$912
174K
Czestochowa
$875
213K
Sosnowiec
$935
194K
Rzeszow
$985
196K
Radom
$881
202K
Zielona Gora
$845
140K
Kielce
$820
187K
Bielsko-Biala
$968
169K
Opole
$992
127K
Olsztyn
$876
170K
Chorzow
$983
104K
Ruda Slaska
$1221
134K
Bytom
$778
153K
Zabrze
$822
158K
Rybnik
$946
134K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$841
120K
Tychy
$972
125K