Barcelona vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
1.66M
418K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 74% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 2198th and 5025th ($1887 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 238th and 3918th 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
$16.1
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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