Bishkek vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$380
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
45
😀 Quality of life
52
67
🏙️ Population
1.15M
418K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 30% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6826th and 5400th ($713 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Albania, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6118th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Tirana

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Bishkek Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$5391

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BishkekTirana

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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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