Almaty vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$434
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
1.92M
418K

The cost of living in Almaty is 7% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6284th and 6083rd ($775 vs $834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Albania, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4680th and 3804th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$84.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$2389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$1164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$3369

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$535
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$570
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$578
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$454
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$494
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$717
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$448
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$609
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$491
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$811
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$711
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$498
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$484
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$782
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$978
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$656
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$764
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$407
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$837
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$688
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$776
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$420
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$575
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1093
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1146
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$956
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$506
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$686
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$527
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$636
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$985
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$871
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$441
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1008
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$861
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$447
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1050
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$983
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$463
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$842