Bangkok vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$425
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
89
44
😀 Quality of life
74
66
🏙️ Population
5.68M
418K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 8% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5738th and 5025th ($994 vs $1086) 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 0.7 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 1355th and 3918th 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
$4.03
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$5212

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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