Beirut vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$555
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
61
66
🏙️ Population
2.42M
418K

The cost of living in Beirut is 7% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4691st and 5025th ($1165 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Albania, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 4996th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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