Beirut vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$623
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
2.42M
418K

The cost of living in Beirut is 19% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4447th and 5302nd ($1195 vs $1002) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5118th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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