Budapest vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$502
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$663
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
1.71M
418K

The cost of living in Budapest is 28% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4589th and 6083rd ($1070 vs $834) 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 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 402nd and 3804th 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
$7.95
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$84.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$2389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$1164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$3369

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$535
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$570
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$578
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$454
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$494
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$717
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$448
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$609
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$491
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$811
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$711
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$498
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$484
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$782
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$978
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$656
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$764
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$407
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$837
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$688
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$776
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$420
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$575
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1093
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1146
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$956
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$506
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$686
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$527
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$636
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$985
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$871
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$441
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1008
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$861
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$447
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1050
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$983
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$463
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$842