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Cost of living and expenses in Albania
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Albania?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Albania, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Albania
(The last update: today)
Currency in Albania Albanian lek (ALL). For 10 US dollars you can get 944 Albanian lekë. For 100 US dollars you can get 9.44 thousand Albanian lekë. And the other way around: For 100 Albanian lekë you can get 1.06 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Albania
What are the different prices in the cities in Albania? Look here: Prices in cities in Albania
Prices: Gjirokastër Korçë Kukës Sarandë Shkodër Tirana Vlorë Durrës Elbasan Lezhë
fees
$90 ($64 - $129)
by half less than in United States
internet
$17.2 ($13.8 - $21)
76% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$56 ($26 - $127)
6.7% more than in United States
average earnings
$572
87% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$452 ($265 - $728)
75% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$503 ($265 - $848)
79% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Albania:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.42 (ALL 40)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $17 (ALL 1.6K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $2.1 (ALL 194)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $24.4K (ALL 2.3M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $452 (ALL 42.7K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $318 (ALL 30K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $760 (ALL 71.7K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $503 (ALL 47.4K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $90 (ALL 8.53K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $17.2 (ALL 1.62K)
- numb_34 $16.1 (ALL 1.52K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $56 (ALL 5.29K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $45 (ALL 4.27K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $91 (ALL 8.63K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $121 (ALL 11.5K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $24.8K (ALL 2.34M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $209 (ALL 19.8K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.93K (ALL 182K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.14K (ALL 391K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.15K (ALL 109K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $572 (ALL 54K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 5.6%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $3.2 (ALL 300)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $3.2 (ALL 300)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $14.8 (ALL 1.4K)
Price changes in previous years in Albania
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2012: $2.07K(ALL 196K), 2014: $1.96K(ALL 185K), 2015: $1.74K(ALL 164K), 2016: $1.81K(ALL 171K), 2017: $1.85K(ALL 175K), and 2018: $1.78K(ALL 168K)
Have earnings increased in Albania?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $407(ALL 38.4K), 2014: $466(ALL 44K), 2015: $415(ALL 39.1K), 2016: $375(ALL 35.4K), 2017: $418(ALL 39.4K), and 2018: $418(ALL 39.4K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $89(ALL 8.38K), 2014: $83(ALL 7.85K), 2015: $69(ALL 6.51K), 2016: $86(ALL 8.14K), 2017: $75(ALL 7.07K), and 2018: $85(ALL 8K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $28(ALL 2.65K), 2014: $24(ALL 2.24K), 2015: $22(ALL 2.06K), 2016: $22(ALL 2.08K), 2017: $24(ALL 2.24K), and 2018: $26(ALL 2.43K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Albania in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $100(ALL 9.42K), 2014: $73(ALL 6.86K), 2015: $68(ALL 6.4K), 2016: $61(ALL 5.71K), 2017: $55(ALL 5.2K), and 2018: $59(ALL 5.61K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bread
$0.87 ($0.54 - $1.3)
76% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$503 ($265 - $848)
79% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$2 ($1.3 - $2.8)
by half less than in United States
bottle of water
$0.76 ($0.53 - $1.1)
63% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$1.6 ($1.1 - $2.1)
38% is less expensive than in United States
cheap restaurant
$9 ($4.8 - $15.9)
by half less than in United States