Bucharest vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$449
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
44
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
1.72M
418K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 4% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5302nd ($961 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Albania, respectively. Check Romania vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 703rd and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$4444

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009