Budapest vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$750
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$842
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
48
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
389K

The cost of living in Budapest is 17% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4667th ($1469 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Albania, respectively. Check Hungary vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 680th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tirana

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Budapest Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$6657

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013