Budapest vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$810
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$910
😷 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 25% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 3675th and 4610th ($1580 vs $1264) 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 646th and 2811th 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
$13.9
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$7688

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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