Budapest vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1290
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3279
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$685
$634
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1125
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1447
$798
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
418K

The cost of living in Budapest is 5% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4398th and 4549th ($1354 vs $1290) 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 1.1 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 627th and 3047th 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
$10.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$3562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$32.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.02
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.82
$9.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$69.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12299
$5683

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1065
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$928
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1033
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$934
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$941
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$818
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$984
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1177
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$876
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1160
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$941
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$979
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$773
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$932
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1052
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$866
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$873
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1229
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1382
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$961
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$892
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1217
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$904
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1009
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1339
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$900
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$790
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1394
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$923
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$976
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1273
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1188

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$821
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$863
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$697
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1134
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$720
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$815
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$865
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1146
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$852
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$739
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$680
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1103
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1270
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$961
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1183
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$605
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1294
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$892
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$582
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1226
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1370
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1380
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$651
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1181
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$608
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$666
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1251
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1579
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$560
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1420
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1046
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$586
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1697
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1035
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$842
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$980