Albania vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$3186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2431
$7750
🏠 One person rent
$476
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$3162
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$946
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$7360
💸 GDP per capita
$10012
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
7.92
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
79.6
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
81
🌐 English speaking %
16%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
43
99
😀 Quality of life
63
100
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.03M

The average cost of living in Albania ($1035) is 68% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3186). Albania ranked 91st vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 60th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Albania and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$30.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$9.09
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$6.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$5.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$1889
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$966
$3598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$2878
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.2
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.16%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$18825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$8948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$4.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$40.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$26.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$47.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.37
$18.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.74
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$4.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$90.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.17
$23.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.87
$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$134
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$2481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4731
$22968

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1294
418K
Kamez
$1041
127K
Durres
$945
113K
Vlore
$887
131K
Elbasan
$673
78.7K
Shkoder
$819
76K
Fier
$701
55.8K
Korce
$857
43.3K
Sarande
$1122
22.6K
Berat
$764
36.5K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3691
449K
Geneva
$3577
207K
Basel
$2964
176K
Lausanne
$3069
144K
Bern
$2945
137K
Winterthur
$3207
119K
Lucerne
$3231
85.5K
St. Gallen
$2694
78.2K
Lugano
$2673
63.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2576
55.9K
Koniz
$2956
43K
Thun
$2725
43.9K
Schaffhausen
$2699
38.7K
Altstetten
$3392
36.3K
Zug
$3836
31.5K
Uster
$3249
36.8K
Bellinzona
$3158
43.8K
Chur
$2846
35.4K
Fribourg
$2755
38.7K
Vernier
$3358
34.8K
Neuchatel
$2732
33.5K
Lancy
$3317
31.9K
Sion
$2397
34.7K
Montreux
$3399
26K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
30.2K
Emmen
$3197
29.3K
Dubendorf
$3276
28K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
37.2K
Kriens
$3175
27K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
27K