Barcelona vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
1.64M
418K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 77% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5302nd ($1773 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Albania, respectively. Check Spain vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 193rd and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tirana

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Barcelona Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009