Cost of living in Albania
Summary of cost of living in Albania
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 267,789 Lek
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 118,913 Lek WARNING! These estimates are based on only a few data points. At the moment, you should treat them only as a best guess.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 897 Lek | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 602 Lek | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 440 Lek | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 177 Lek | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 291 Lek | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 163 Lek | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 619 Lek | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 167 Lek | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 138 Lek | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 111 Lek | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 1,625 Lek | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 175 Lek | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 101 Lek | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 80,360 Lek | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 46,061 Lek | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 16,618 Lek | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 68,495 Lek | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 49,156 Lek | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 25,430 Lek | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 1,811 Lek | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 49,320 Lek | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 30,000 Lek | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 1,388 Lek | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 545 Lek | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 4,435 Lek | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 3,919 Lek | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 8,354 Lek | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 10,450 Lek | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 994,106 Lek | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 224 Lek | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 1,554 Lek | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 1,200 Lek | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 1,000 Lek | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 3,108 Lek | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 949 Lek | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 366 Lek | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 534 Lek | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 262 Lek | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 312 Lek | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 729 Lek | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 3,000 Lek | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 1,769 Lek | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | - | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 4,547 Lek | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 1,198 Lek | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 239 Lek | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 365 Lek | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 75,000 Lek | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 25 Lek | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 3,661 Lek | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 346 Lek | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Albania
This map shows only the top cities in Albania. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Recent Comparisons
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- Cost of living in Tirana is 4% cheaper than in Porto Alegre
- Cost of living in Tirana is 14% cheaper than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Tirana is 7% cheaper than in Sofia
- Cost of living in Tirana is 54% more expensive than in Prishtina
- Cost of living in Tirana is 40% more expensive than in Vlorë
- Cost of living in Tirana is 34% cheaper than in Barcelona
- Cost of living in Tirana is 45% cheaper than in Stockholm
- Cost of living in Tirana is about the same as in Bucharest
- Cost of living in Tirana is about the same as in Curitiba
- Cost of living in Tirana is 22% cheaper than in Riyadh
- Cost of living in Tirana is 64% cheaper than in San Francisco, California
- Cost of living in Durrës is 62% cheaper than in Miami, Florida
- Cost of living in Tirana is 38% cheaper than in Rome
- Cost of living in Tirana is 29% cheaper than in Lisbon
- Cost of living in Durrës is 52% more expensive than in Trabzon
- Cost of living in Tirana is 48% cheaper than in The Hague
- Cost of living in Tirana is 38% more expensive than in Iasi
- Cost of living in Tirana is 19% more expensive than in Skopje
- Cost of living in Tirana is 27% cheaper than in Athens