Albania vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albania Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$925
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2186
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$402
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.3
$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$628
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$8368
$1189
😃 Human freedom index
7.67
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
20
🌐 English speaking %
16%
5%
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
56
19
🏙️ Population
2.79M
9.5M

The average cost of living in Albania ($925) is 39% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($667). Albania ranked 98th vs 151st for Tajikistan 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 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 67th and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Albania vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Albania and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.17
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$347
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2124
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$3.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.55
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4498
$12534

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Albania

City Cost of living Population
Tirana
$1086
418K
Kamez
$936
127K
Durres
$787
113K
Vlore
$902
131K
Elbasan
$676
78.7K
Shkoder
$852
76K
Sarande
$956
41K
Korce
$792
51.2K
Fier
$657
55.8K
Berat
$808
36.5K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$672
863K
Khujand
$658
199K
Qurghonteppa
$659
127K
Istaravshan
$667
64.3K
Konibodom
$663
54.4K
Buston
$671
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$655
46.7K
Panjakent
$664
33K
Ghafurov
$666
18.4K
Istiklol
$660
14.2K