Albania vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

Albania Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$1180
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2732
🏠 One person rent
$339
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$53.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1153
💸 GDP per capita
$6803
$24275
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
76.5
81.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
62
🌐 English speaking %
16%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
44
87
😀 Quality of life
58
76
🏙️ Population
2.79M
10.3M

The average cost of living in Albania ($792) is 33% less expensive than in Portugal ($1180). Albania ranked 109th vs 53rd for Portugal 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 months in Portugal. Ranked 67th and 37th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Albania and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$9.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1733
$3079
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$2151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$4.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.14
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3038
$8086

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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 Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1640
546K
Sintra
$1345
378K
Porto
$1278
238K
Loures
$1238
205K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1161
302K
Odivelas
$1170
145K
Cascais
$1570
206K
Matosinhos
$1240
175K
Almada
$1494
177K
Braga
$1123
181K
Gondomar
$1126
168K
Amadora
$1308
175K
Oeiras
$1439
172K
Santa Maria da Feira
$998
139K
Leiria
$1221
127K
Coimbra
$1060
143K
Guimaraes
$1031
158K
Setubal
$1252
123K
Maia
$1139
135K
Barcelos
$1066
120K
Funchal
$1127
112K
Seixal
$857
158K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$968
134K
Amora
$1291
48.6K
Sesimbra
$1214
52.5K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1042
137K
Vila do Conde
$900
79.5K
Valongo
$1113
93.9K
Viseu
$1013
99.3K
Barreiro
$1181
78.8K