Cost of living
Albania
compared to
China

	Albania	China
Cost of living one person	$861	$718
Cost of living Family	$2137	$1974
One person rent	$622	$463
Family rent	$1785	$1485
Food expenses	$385	$242
Transport expenses	$75.5	$72.12
Monthly salary after tax	$735.97	$771.56
Quality of life	32.61	32.86
Human freedom index	8.24	4.38
Life expectancy	73.65	74.48
English speaking %	18.8%	8.76%
Population	2.9M	1.41B

The average cost of living in Albania ($861) is 20% more expensive than in China ($718). Albania ranked 109th vs 134th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Albania compared to 1.1 months in China .

Eating Out
	Albania	China
Lunch Menu	$8.89	$3.27
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.35	$26
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.72	$5.28
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.03
Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.8
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.58

Rent & Utilities
	Albania	China
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390.09	$324.01
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234.54	$198.02
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616.47	$688.04
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526.87	$551.3
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.84	$37.47
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.34	$59.36
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.83	$10.32
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$4.42	$4.89
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$5017
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1331	$3339

Transportation
	Albania	China
Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.33
Monthly ticket local transport	$16.29	$17.54
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.97	$5.05
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.65	$1.24

Groceries
	Albania	China
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.82
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.58
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.05
Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.42
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.51	$12.91
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.17
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.98
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.4
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.53
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.37
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.1
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.7
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.03
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.46
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.18
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.17	$12.95
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.93
Cigarette pack	$4.46	$4.1
Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.27
Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.12
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$1.6
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.9

Other
	Albania	China
Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.28	$39.29
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.32	$5.9
Doctor's visit	$24.2	$32.27
Haircut, simple	$4.03	$5.12
Brand Jeans	$60.19	$61.27
Brand Sneakers	$83.57	$78.06
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156.76	$491.51
International Primary School, 1 year	$4797	$18082

Cost of living Albania compared to China