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title: "Cost of Living in Albania vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Albania is about 56% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.441, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Albania, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Albania

# Cost of living in 🇦🇱 Albania vs the United States

Albania has a US-relative price level of **0.441** (US = 1.0) — about 56% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2024.

## What US salaries are worth in Albania

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $113,379 | $22,050 |
| $80,000 | $181,406 | $35,280 |
| $120,000 | $272,109 | $52,920 |
| $180,000 | $408,163 | $79,380 |
| $250,000 | $566,893 | $110,250 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=AL).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Albania's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.441 2024

World Bank — GDP 0.426 2024

IMF (WEO) 0.455 2024

Penn World Table 0.462 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.492 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.426 2024

CIA Factbook (coverage) 0.466 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇹🇼 Taiwan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/taiwan/) — price level 0.448
- [🇰🇲 Comoros](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/comoros/) — price level 0.433
- [🇴🇲 Oman](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/oman/) — price level 0.451
- [🇧🇭 Bahrain](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/bahrain/) — price level 0.452
- [🇬🇹 Guatemala](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/guatemala/) — price level 0.429

Relocating for work? use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

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## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Albania compared to the United States?**: Albania has a price level of 0.441 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 56% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2024.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Albania?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $226,757 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Albania; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $44,100.
- **Where does the Albania cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=AL.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/albania/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=AL