Bern vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$698
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
45
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
135K
418K

The cost of living in Bern is 134% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 987th and 5400th ($2381 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Albania, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 36th and 3525th 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
$23.7
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$5391

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027