Brisbane vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3052
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1058
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$910
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	48
😀 Quality of life	97	72
🏙️ Population	2.71M	389K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 84% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1241st and 4610th ($2323 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Albania, respectively. Check Australia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 3rd and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tirana

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	Brisbane	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$7688

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$687
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$772
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$727
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$738
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$849
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$897
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1078
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$891
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$770
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$663
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1053
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1207
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$930
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1092
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$591
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1265
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$880
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1123
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$587
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1093
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1362
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1306
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$675
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$610
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$718
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1267
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1661
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$581
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1415
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1048
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$620
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1098
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1030