Brisbane vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$827
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	44
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	2.36M	418K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 129% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 781st and 5025th ($2491 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Albania, respectively. Check Australia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 15th and 3918th 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	$14	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$5212

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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