Cost of living in Albania
Summary of cost of living in Albania
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 254,345 Lek
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 119,232 Lek WARNING! These estimates are currently based on just a small amount of data. They provide a decent starting assumption, but they are not yet completely reliable.
Food | |||
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Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 825 Lek | ||
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 651 Lek | ||
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 459 Lek | ||
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 188 Lek | ||
12 eggs, large | 345 Lek | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 151 Lek | ||
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 570 Lek | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 129 Lek | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 100 Lek | ||
0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 97 Lek | ||
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 1,054 Lek | ||
2 liters of coca-cola | 185 Lek | ||
Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 70 Lek | ||
Housing | |||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 91,804 Lek | ||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 44,173 Lek | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 13,504 Lek | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 55,304 Lek | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 174,064 Lek | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 11,498 Lek | ||
Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 5,611 Lek | ||
40” flat screen tv | 29,173 Lek | ||
Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 21,880 Lek | ||
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 1,296 Lek | ||
Hourly rate for cleaning help | 959 Lek | ||
Clothes | |||
1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 3,917 Lek | ||
1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 3,564 Lek | ||
1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 8,669 Lek | ||
1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 12,963 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 | 188 Lek | ||
Monthly ticket public transport | 1,551 Lek | ||
Personal Care | |||
Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 200 Lek | ||
1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 500 Lek | ||
Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 2,500 Lek | ||
1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 250 Lek | ||
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 375 Lek | ||
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 300 Lek | ||
4 rolls of toilet paper | 300 Lek | ||
Tube of toothpaste | 250 Lek | ||
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 500 Lek | ||
Entertainment | |||
Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 2,000 Lek | ||
2 tickets to the movies | 1,600 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 | 3,000 Lek | ||
1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 926 Lek | ||
Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 200 Lek | ||
1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 308 Lek | ||
Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 75,000 Lek | ||
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | - | ||
1 month of gym membership in business district | 3,000 Lek | ||
1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 323 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
- Cost of living in Tirana is 35% cheaper than in Vienna
- Cost of living in Tirana is 18% cheaper than in Monterrey
- Cost of living in Tirana is 22% cheaper than in Prague
- Cost of living in Tirana is 36% cheaper than in Maastricht
- Cost of living in Tirana is 42% cheaper than in Milan
- Cost of living in Tirana is 28% cheaper than in Macao
- Cost of living in Tirana is 4% cheaper than in Antigua Guatemala
- Cost of living in Tirana is 13% cheaper than in Seville
- Cost of living in Tirana is 36% more expensive than in Kuching
- Cost of living in Tirana is 16% cheaper than in Naples
- Cost of living in Shkoder is 20% cheaper than in Guadalajara
- Cost of living in Tirana is 61% cheaper than in Lausanne
- Cost of living in Tirana is 41% cheaper than in Brussels
- Cost of living in Tirana is 12% more expensive than in Jiangmen
- Cost of living in Tirana is 28% cheaper than in Innsbruck
- Cost of living in Tirana is 26% cheaper than in Bergamo
- Cost of living in Tirana is 38% more expensive than in Banjarmasin
- Cost of living in Tirana is 45% cheaper than in Stockholm
- Cost of living in Tirana is 54% cheaper than in Dublin
- Cost of living in Shkoder is 8% cheaper than in Bogotá