Athens vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$675
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
643K
418K

The cost of living in Athens is 26% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4177th and 5025th ($1366 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Albania, respectively. Check Greece vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 658th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Tirana

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Athens Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$5212

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050