Bern vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
135K
418K

The cost of living in Bern is 131% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 743rd and 5025th ($2512 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Albania, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 33rd and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Tirana

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Bern Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$5212

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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