Charlotte vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$698
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	45
😀 Quality of life	88	67
🏙️ Population	875K	418K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 149% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 761st and 5400th ($2528 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 1st in the United States and Albania, respectively. Check the United States vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 252nd and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Tirana

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	Charlotte	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$5391

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027