Bangkok vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$416
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
45
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
5.68M
418K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5400th ($941 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Albania, respectively. Check Thailand vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1221st and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tirana

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Bangkok Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$5391

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027