Brussels vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
196K
389K

The cost of living in Brussels is 61% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 1939th and 4610th ($2030 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Albania, respectively. Check Belgium vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 121st and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tirana

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Brussels Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$7688

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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