Belgrade vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$741
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
48
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
389K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 10% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4396th and 4667th ($1378 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Albania, respectively. Check Serbia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 2503rd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013