Beirut vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$549
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
418K

The cost of living in Beirut is 3% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4577th and 4511th ($1261 vs $1294) 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 0.2 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 5475th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973