WHAT LIFE COSTS
Living costs in Albania
The same basket of shopping costs 37% less in Albania than it does on average across the 27 European Union countries.
Explore this country's official figures. Each one tells you what it covers and when it was measured.
Yearly spending per person
Total spending divided by everyone who lives here, including children and people who spend nothing on this category. Your own costs may be very different.
We don't have yearly spending figures for this country yet.
How prices compare
See how much more or less the same goods and services cost here. These comparisons don't give you an amount to budget for.
The average across the 27 EU countries is the starting point. Each number shows how far prices are above or below it.
Everything, taken together
37% cheaper
Price level 62.9 · Reference year 2024 · Published index
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance
11% more expensive
Information and communication
3% more expensive
Groceries
Same as the average
Clothing and footwear
9% cheaper
Transport
15% cheaper
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics
19% cheaper
Recreation, sport and culture
31% cheaper
Restaurants and accommodation services
48% cheaper
Energy bills
51% cheaper
Health
60% cheaper
Education and childcare
81% cheaper
Sources and licences
- Eurostat · dataset prc_ppp_ind · CC BY 4.0; credit and changes required
- World Bank · dataset NE.CON.PRVT.CD + SP.POP.TOTL + PA.NUS.FCRF · World Development Indicators: CC BY 4.0